Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management

Author: Elizabeth D. Fredericksen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-09-16

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1317418034

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Sound HRM practices matter—they are a sine qua non of effective governance in democratic government—equally so at the local, regional, state and national levels of government. The NASPAA (Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration) accreditation standards demand critical competencies for public managers that are vital to human resource managers and supervisors at all levels. These competencies include: skills to lead and manage in public governance; to participate in and contribute to the policy process; to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions; to articulate and apply a public service perspective; and to communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry. This second edition of Human Resource Management is designed specifically with these competencies in mind to: Introduce and explore the fundamental purposes of human resource management in the public service and consider the techniques used to accomplish these purposes Provide exercises to give students practice for their skills after being introduced to the theory, foundation, and practices of public and nonprofit sector HRM Facilitate instruction of the material by introducing important topics and issues with readings drawn from the professional literature Provide information and examples demonstrating the interrelatedness of many of the topics in public sector HRM and the trends shaping public and nonprofit management, especially diversity, ethics, and technology. Demonstrate and describe differences among HRM practices in public, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and between the levels of government. Human Resource Management is organized to provide a thorough discussion of the subject matter with extensive references to relevant literature and useful teaching tools. Thus, students will consider the issues, purposes, and techniques of HRM and conceptualize how varied their roles are, or will be, whether a personnel specialist in a centralized system or a supervisor managing in one of the increasingly common decentralized systems. Each chapter includes a thorough review of the principles and practices of HRM (including the why and the how), selected readings, important themes, diverse examples, key terms, study questions, applied exercises, case studies, and examples of forms and processes would-be managers will encounter in their roles.

Unemployment - Nature, Challenges and Policy Responses
Unemployment - Nature, Challenges and Policy Responses

Author: Collins Ayoo

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-07-24

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1837694990

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This book brings together research on the issue of unemployment with a focus on its nature, causes, and the strategies that are currently being utilized in various jurisdictions to combat it. The issue is complex and multidimensional and is a serious challenge in both developing and developed countries. The chapters in the book highlight in a nuanced way the key theoretical aspects of the problem, the attempts that have been made in specific countries to measure its extent, the shortcomings of these efforts, and better metrics that can be applied to analyze it. This is important because measurement of unemployment is a critical step in successfully formulating and targeting policies that can be effective in remedying it. An important strength of the book is its empirical orientation and its illumination of aspects that are easy to gloss over, such as people with disabilities who are a valuable and underutilized resource but who are often ignored in the discourse on development and labor markets. Furthermore, the book addresses critical emerging issues such as the implications of globalization and social and technological change on unemployment. The book is rich in the breadth of policies presented, thus making it particularly useful to diverse audiences such as legislators, academic researchers, policymakers, and students of economics, development, public policy, and project design and management.

Federal Appointment Authorities
Federal Appointment Authorities

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-08

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1437915299

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Describes how prevalent exceptions to competitive examining have become and the need for supervisors to understand the implication of their use of the alternative hiring authorities. The upcoming wave of expected retirements may be a tsunami, or it may have the erosive effect of a constant crashing of smaller waves upon the beach. In either case, most experts agree that the Gov¿t. will need to replace half a million employees in the near future. These new employees will serve as the backbone of the Fed. civil service for a generation. This report studies how new employees are brought into the civil service under the 4 largest Gov¿t.-wide hiring authorities and the implications those processes may have for the composition of the civil service. Illus.