Recruitment, retention, and utilization of federal scientists and engineers : a report to the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government / Alan K. Campbell and Linda S. Dix, editors ; Committee on Scientists and Engineers in the Federal Government, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Scientists and Engineers in the Federal Government.

Campbell, Alan K.

Dix, Linda S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scientists--Employment--United States.

Scientists.

Engineers--Employment--United States.

Engineers.

Science and state--United States.

Science and state.

Engineering and state--United States.

Engineering and state.

United States--Officials and employees.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Recruitment, Retention, and Utilization of Federal Scientists and Engineers""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Executive Summary""; ""FINDINGS""; ""Availability and Relevance of Data on the Federal Science and Engineering Work Force""; ""Management Practices Relating to the Career Work Force""; ""Trends Regarding Presidential Appointments""; ""ISSUES REQUIRING FURTHER ANALYSIS""; ""I. Introduction ""; ""II. FINDINGS ""; ""AVAILABILITY AND RELEVANCE OF DATA ON THE FEDERAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WORK FORCE""

""MANAGEMENT PRACTICES RELATING TO THE CAREER WORK FORCE""""OPM Initiatives""; ""Agency Initiatives""; ""Selected Civil Service Laboratories""; ""Demonstration Projects""; ""M&O Contractor Facilities""; ""TRENDS REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS""; ""III. ISSUES REQUIRING FURTHER ANALYSIS ""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""APPENDIX A RELATED MATERIALS ""; ""TABLES""; ""APPENDIX B COMMISSIONED PAPERS ""; ""RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND UTILIZATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: RESULTS OF A LITERATURE REVIEW""; ""Introduction""; ""Recruitment Of Scientists And Engineers""

""Retention Of Scientists And Engineers""""Factors Affecting Recruitment And Retention Of Scientists And Engineers""; ""Personnel Ceilings""; ""Noncompetitive Salaries""; ""Inadequate Fringe Benefits""; ""Other Factors""; ""Summary""; ""Bibliography""; ""QUANTITATIVE INPUTS TO FEDERAL TECHNICAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT""; ""Data Categories""; ""Work Force Characteristics""; ""Dynamic Data""; ""Quantitative Information Sources""; ""Descriptive Data""; ""Dynamic Data""; ""Projections""; ""Descriptive Data""; ""Overall Magnitude""; ""Occupational Fields""; ""Agency Distribution""

""Areas of National Interest""""Highest Degree""; ""Primary Work Activity""; ""Sex And Race""; ""Salary""; ""Age""; ""Dynamic Data""; ""Length Of Government Service""; ""Accession And Separation""; ""Separation Reasons And Job Satisfaction""; ""Quality Indicators""; ""Findings And Questions""; ""Use Of Data""; ""Development Of Quantitative Information""; ""Publication Of Dynamic Statistics""; ""Missing Quantitative Information""; ""Analyses Of Future Federal S&E Personnel Needs""; ""Occupation""; ""Salary Data""; ""Projections""; ""Bibliography""

""MEETING FEDERAL WORK FORCE NEEDS WITH REGARD TO SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: THE ROLE OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT""""The Environment""; ""The Federal Government As Recruiter""; ""Obstacles To Effective Recruitment""; ""The Role Of OPM""; ""Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""; ""Bibliography""; ""DIFFERENCES IN RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND UTILIZATION PROCESSES: A COMPARISON OF TRADITIONALLY OPERATED FEDERAL""; ""Introduction""; ""Alternative Systems Considered""; ""DOE M&O Contractor Facilities""; ""Demonstration Projects""; ""Tennessee Valley Authority (Tva)""

""Selected Civil Service Laboratories""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612081040

9781282081048

1282081047

9780309543606

0309543606

9780585144016

058514401X

OCLC:

923267871