Employment relations and public services' 'modernisation' under labour / guest editors Stephen Bach, Ian Kessler and Geoff White.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bach, Stephen.

Kessler, Ian.

White, Geoff, 1949-

Series:

Personnel review ; v.34, no. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human capital.

Personnel management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This e-book carries contributions which address the issue of public service reform under Labour. The published papers cover both a broad variety of human resource topics and range of separate public services. Topics covered include the impact of performance indicators on HRM practices in the NHS; the impact of Government policy on employment relations in the Fire Service; the use of 360 degree appraisal systems to improve performance management in the civil service; the impact of 'best value' reviews upon HR in local government; the outcomes of new 'partnership' relationships between management

Contents:

CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Introduction; Seeing stars: human resources performance indicators in the National Health Service; The death of corporatism? Managing change in the fire service; 3608 feedback: a critical inquiry; UK public sector reform and the "performance agenda" in UK local government; Role redesign: new ways of working in the NHS; Best value and workplace partnership in local government; Book review; About the authors; Awards for Excellence; Note from the publisher

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-50961-9

9786610509614

1-84544-810-3

OCLC:

62557731