Synopses & Reviews
This second edition of an award winning text is written for students and professionals in public administration and public service. Effective human resource management is a critical function in today's public workplace, and the authors have written a book that helps readers develop key skills for success while also reminding them of the complex puzzles and paradoxes of management in the public sector.
Key Features:
• Selection of HRM material that primarily addresses the needs of generalist public managers (while still being appropriate for those seeking an HR career)
Identification of key paradoxes and dilemmas in HR and their specific manifestations in each chapter
Presentation that is lively, brief, and accessible for practitioners and pre-service students
Inclusion in each chapter of essential theories, tools, and processes that instructors expect to find in an HR textbook, as well as practical applications that both students and professors appreciate
Insertion of informative textboxes to highlight applications, recent developments, controversial issues and the like. Such textboxes enliven the presentation, and keep the main text compact; and
Clear pedagogy (learning objectives, glossary, exercises for class, teams and individuals).
Synopsis
Effective human resource management is a critical function in today's public workplace. The authors have written a Second Edition to this best seller to help readers develop key skills for success while also reminding them of the complex puzzles and paradoxes of management in the public sector. Human Resource Management in Public Service emphasizes active learning capturing student's interest through end-of-chapter questions and group exercises. The authors provide a selection of HRM material that primarily addresses the needs of generalist public managers while still being appropriate for those seeking an HR career. While highlighting the public service heritage, the chapters reflect the stages of the employment process from start to finish. Readers learn to effectively manage people in the essential aspects of recruitment, selection, training, legal rights and responsibilities, compensation and appraisal. Practical applications, inclusion of essential theories, tools and processes, and the lively, brief presentation of the text can be appreciated by both students and professors alike. The Second Edition: Meets students needs: Added material relevant to the needs of students seeking to promote their careers and on-the-job effectiveness Provides end-of-chapter cases: Brief cases added to the end-of-chapter exercisesHighlights new developments: Insertion of informative textboxes to highlight applications, recent developments, controversial issues, and the likeReflects changes in practice: Material in each chapter has been updated and modified to reflect changes in practice, policy, law, and scholarship in local, state, and federal sectorsIdentifies useful websites: Links with specific, useful information provided in each chapterDiscusses nonprofit organizations: Provides applications and discussions relevant to nonprofit organizations. The Second Edition of this award winning text is written for students and professionals in human resource management, public administration, public service, and political science.
Synopsis
The Second Edition of this award winning text introduces managers and aspiring managers to this personally relevant and professionally exciting field. In Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems, authors Evan M. Berman, James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, and Montgomery Van Wart take a critical approach to exploring core management functions by stalking, contesting, and seeking resolution of paradoxes in all stages of employment - from recruitment through termination.