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Human Resource Management in Public Service

Autor Evan M. Berman, James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, Montgomery R. van Wart
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 sep 2021

Adresăm acest volum managerilor din sectorul public, studenților la programele de Administrație Publică sau MBA și consultanților care navighează prin complexitatea organizațiilor non-profit. Remarcăm faptul că Human Resource Management in Public Service nu se limitează la o expunere teoretică, ci propune o abordare pragmatică a paradoxurilor specifice sistemului de stat. Ediția a șaptea a fost structurată pentru a stimula învățarea activă, integrând exerciții de rezolvare a problemelor și sarcini de consolidare a competențelor profesionale. Suntem de părere că progresia logică a conținutului — de la contextul istoric și moștenirea serviciului public, până la aspectele juridice riguroase și mecanismele de recrutare prin rețele sociale — oferă o viziune de ansamblu indispensabilă. Pe linia practică a lucrării Personnel Management in Government, dar cu un focus specific pe managementul moral și etic, autorii analizează critic modul în care reformele administrative din ultimele decenii au modelat piața muncii în sectorul public. Apreciem modul în care Evan M. Berman și echipa sa reușesc să echilibreze interesele angajatorului cu drepturile angajatului, oferind soluții concrete pentru investigațiile pre-angajare și combaterea discriminării. Această lucrare continuă direcția începută de autor în Performance and Innovation in the Public Sector, rafinând strategiile de performanță prin prisma capitalului uman.

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ISBN-13: 9781071848906
ISBN-10: 1071848909
Pagini: 664
Dimensiuni: 240 x 189 x 24 mm
Greutate: 1.17 kg
Ediția:7 Revised edition
Editura: Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Washington DC, United States

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte este esențială pentru cei care doresc să înțeleagă mecanismele interne ale resurselor umane în context guvernamental. Cititorul câștigă acces la studii de caz actualizate și instrumente de gândire critică aplicabile imediat în gestionarea echipelor din sectorul public. Este un ghid autoritar care transformă complexitatea legislativă și administrativă în strategii de management eficiente și etice.


Despre autor

Evan M. Berman este profesor de Management Public și Director pentru Internaționalizare la Victoria University of Wellington, fiind o autoritate recunoscută în domeniul performanței publice și al guvernării. Cu o carieră academică solidă, incluzând funcția de profesor distins la Louisiana State University, Berman a publicat peste 12 cărți și 125 de articole de specialitate. Expertiza sa acoperă managementul resurselor umane și administrația locală, fiind anterior președinte al secțiunii de Relații de Muncă din cadrul Societății Americane pentru Administrație Publică. Lucrările sale, precum Essential Statistics for Public Managers and Policy Analysts, sunt puncte de referință în literatura de specialitate.


Descriere scurtă

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems offers provocative and thorough coverage of the complex issues of management in the public sector. This Seventh Edition encourages active learning for students through skill-building exercises, problem-solving tasks, and new sections on critical thinking.

Cuprins

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I • CONTEXT AND CHALLENGES
CHAPTER 1 • The Public Service Heritage: People, Process, and Purpose
A Day in the Life of Maria Hernandez
Some Challenges in Getting and Managing the Right People
Some Basic Definitions
The Structure and Role of Human Resource Departments
Historical and Institutional Context
Reforming Government in the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump Years
Human Resource Management Principles
Ethics and Moral Management
CHAPTER 2 • Legal Rights and Responsibilities: Laws Governing the Workplace
The Foundations of Employment Law
The Employment Relationship
Balancing Employer, Employee, and Societal Interests
Privacy Issues
Pre-employment Investigations: Truth, Personality, Health, Credit, and Criminal Records
Discrimination
PART II • PROCESSES AND SKILLS: FROM START TO FINISH
CHAPTER 3 • Recruitment: From Passive Posting to Social Media Networking
Factors in Recruitment: Employer and Applicant Perspectives
Recruitment Steps
Planning and Approval
Position Announcements
Recruitment Strategies
Enhancing Recruitment Prospects: The Seeker’s Perspective
Advancing From Job Seeking to Career Development
CHAPTER 4 • Selection: From Civil Service Commissions to Decentralized Decision Making
The Bases and Origin of Selection
Criteria in Selecting Selection Tests
Selection: Four Screening Phases
Initial Reviewing and Testing
Interviewing and Reference Checks: Narrowing the Pool
General Considerations for Those Conducting Interviews
Choosing and Negotiation
Post-offer and Hiring Issues
Appendix: The Professional Commitment Statement for Job Seekers
CHAPTER 5 • Position Management: Judicious Plan or Jigsaw Puzzle?
Three Types of Personnel Strategies
The Origins of Position Classification and Management
Job Design and Job Analysis
Job and Position Descriptions
From Jobs to Job Systems
Curbing, Cutting, and Eliminating Workforce
CHAPTER 6 • Employee Motivation: Possible, Probable, or Impossible?
Pull, Push, or Drive?
Human Resource Management and the Climate for Motivation
Tools of Motivation
CHAPTER 7 • Compensation: Vital, Visible, and Vicious
Equity and Expectancy Theory
Pay Determination
Philosophy: Lead, Match, or Lag
The Perennial Pay Debate
Labor Market Forces: External Competition
Job Content: Internal Consistency
Individual Considerations: Fairness and Contributions
Implications
Appendix: Compensation for Graduate Degrees in Public Affairs and Administration
CHAPTER 8 • Employee-Friendly Policies: Fashionable, Flexible, and Fickle
Workforce and Workplace Trends
Work–Family Programs
Health, Safety, and Wellness Programs
Flexible Work Arrangements
Traditional Benefits: Not-So-Employee-Friendly Trends
Implementation, Assessment, and Evaluation
Avoiding and Coping With Hostility at Work
Best Places to Work
Appendix A: Questions for Employees and Employers Regarding Telecommuting Arrangements
Appendix B: Some Questions to Answer When Considering Implementation of Employee-Friendly Policies
Appendix C: Family-Friendly Policies
CHAPTER 9 • Training and Development: Exploring New Frontiers
General Principles of Learning
Training Strategies
Organizational Training and Development
The Strategic Turn
Application: Ethics Training
Appendix: Needs Assessment and Evaluation for Training
CHAPTER 10 • Appraisal: A Process in Search of a Technique
Evolution
Appraisal Systems
Raters
Rating Errors: The Underbelly of Appraisals
Improving the Process
Disciplinary Systems
Appendix: Corrective Actions
CHAPTER 11 • Unions and the Government: Protectors, Partners, and Punishers
Background: The Context and Evolution of Employee Relations
Differing Views of Unions
Paradoxes and Contradictions
Trends and Variations
Appendix A: Tips for Managers When Dealing With Unions
Appendix B: Tips for Unions When Dealing With Managers
CHAPTER 12 • Collective Bargaining: Structures, Strategies, and Skills
Structure, Representation, and Collective Bargaining
Bargaining-Related Reforms
Hostility vs. Harmony
Appendix A: Bargaining Checklist and Observation Sheet
Appendix B: Mock Disciplinary Appeal Board Hearing
CONCLUSION • The Future as Opportunity, Not Destiny
New Technologies, Human Competencies, Failures, and Reforms
Taking Responsibility for Paradoxes
Public Service as a Calling
The Years Ahead
Envoi: Dream While Awake
Glossary
Index
About the Authors

Notă biografică

Evan M. Berman is Professor of Public Management at Fundação Getúlio Vargas, EAESP (São Paulo, Brazil), specializing in human resource management, public performance, and comparative public administration. Previously, he was Huey McElveen Distinguished Professor at Louisiana State University. Dr. Berman is ranked among the very top scholars in public administration world-wide. He has received the Outstanding Scholarship Award from the American Society for Public Administration (Section on Personnel and Labor Relations) for contributions to research, teaching and service in public sector HRM, and many other awards, including from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA), the accrediting body for public administration programs. He has authored 15 books and over 175 publications, in all of the leading journals of the discipline. Dr Berman has chaired ASPA's Section on Personnel and Labor Relations, he is founding editor of ASPA's Book Series in Public Administration and Public Policy, senior editor of Public Performance and Management Review, and a Distinguished Fulbright Scholar. His 2023 book, Performance and Innovation in the Public Sector (with I. Hijal-Moghrabi), won the 2024 ASPA/SPALR Outstanding Book Award. Evan is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and Visiting Professor at Fudan University (Shanghai) and University of Indonesia (Jakarta).