Public human resource management : strategies and practices in the 21st century / R. Paul Battaglio Jr., University of Texas, Dallas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Battaglio, R. Paul Jr.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service--Personnel management.

Civil service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (413 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, [2015]

Summary:

Public Human Resource Management: Strategies and Practices in the 21st Century offers a novel take on public human resource management (PHRM) by providing practical guidance for practitioners operating in a drastically reformed HR environment. A comprehensive introduction to contemporary public HR management, this text incorporates analysis of the impact of the private sector-oriented reforms over the last few decades that have aimed to bring greater efficiency and productivity to the public sector. Reviewing foundational topics like recruitment and retention, pay and benefits, equal employment opportunity, and performance appraisal in light of five key reforms (decentralization, deregulation, declassification, privatization, and performance-based pay), author R. Paul Battaglio assesses how the traditional practice of public HR has changed--and not necessarily for the better. New material on human resource ...

Contents:

part 1. Foundations

part 2. Functions

part 3. The future.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Description based on MARC record for print version.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781483395784 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1017722912

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.