Author: J. Edward Kellough
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 079148243X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Civil Service Reform in the States examines the critical importance of civil service systems in modern government and popular efforts to reform those systems. The book provides an up-to-date analysis and assessment of public personnel reforms undertaken by various state governments since 1990 and the extent to which these reforms have been implemented or resisted. With chapters written by nationally recognized experts on civil service and civil service reform, this book will appeal to public policy makers, practitioners, and students alike.
Author: Norma M. Riccucci
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-09-25
Total Pages: 513
ISBN-13: 1351554468
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With over 20 million people on its payroll, the government continues to be the largest employer in the country. Managing people who do the nation’s work is of critical importance to politicians and government leaders as well as citizens. The great recession of 2008 put enormous strains on governments, highlighting the key role personnel play in managing under times of austerity as well as prosperity. A thorough examination of political and historical aspects, Personnel Management in Government: Politics and Process, Seventh Edition provides students with a comprehensive understanding of human resource management within its historical and political context in the public sector. It discusses the development of public sector human resource management, the present status of best practices, and important insights from current scholarship on all three levels of government: federal, state, and local. See What’s New in the Seventh Edition: Personnel reforms under the Obama administration Pension developments at state and local levels of government Labor relations reforms at state and local levels, e.g. recent experiences in Michigan, Ohio, and other states making big changes to labor laws and policies Changes to diversity and affirmative action initiatives across the nation Developments in performance outcome initiatives at all levels of government During the 36 years since the publication of the first edition, the authors have addressed issues that were not yet considered mainstream, yet have become so over time. The seventh edition is no different. It examines progress that public personnel professionals are making to address changes in the political, legal, and managerial environment of the current decade. Exploring developments and innovations in the management of people who carry out the government's work, the book introduces students to public sector personnel management.
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With the passage of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) came many expectations for improvements to the Federal personnel management system. Critical to the evaluation of how well the changes and initiatives launched by CSRA have affected the way over 2.1 million federal civilian employees are managed are the views of those in the business --i.e., Federal personnel specialists. These individuals are responsible for ensuring that personnel actions taken every day throughout the Federal Government adhere to the laws, regulations, and policies intended to guide these actions, while also ensuring that their agencies are able to effectively utilize their work forces toward mission accomplishment. In order to gain the benefits of personnel specialists' insight and experiences, the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) surveyed these employees to determine their perceptions concerning the operation of the civil service system. Results from our survey indicate that although personnel specialists do not believe some personnel programs are meeting the needs of employees and managers as intended by CSRA, many see positive benefits in personnel programs and initiatives of recent years.
Author: United States. Office of Personnel Management. Library
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 32
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Katherine C. Naff
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2007-08-09
Total Pages: 602
ISBN-13: 0849385199
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Human resources represents one of the largest shares of government budgets at every level. The management of people who carry out the government's work is therefore a critical issue to politicians and government managers and leaders, as well as citizens. Regardless of which administration is in office or which reforms are being touted as necessary, personnel are always at the heart of government and governing. Personnel Management in Government: Politics and Process highlights the rapid developments in public personnel administration and management. As one of the bestselling texts in the field, this sixth edition reflects the major changes that have occurred recently in government personnel administration, including the authorization given to the new Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense to develop their own personnel management systems. Addressing reforms in federal and state governments to illustrate the employment scene in public sector workforces, this book continues to provide updated information on the political, legal, and managerial aspects of public personnel systems and policies. Features Reflects the changing nature of public personnel administration Provides up-to-date knowledge on the political, legal, and managerial aspects of public personnel management Addresses developments in the Department of Homeland Security and in the Department of Defense Presents major reforms in personnel policy and administration across federal, state, and local governments
Author: United States. Office of Personnel Management. Library
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 32
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: James P. Pfiffner
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Published: 2000-09-12
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780801864650
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Passage of the Civil Service Reform Act was controversial, and there is still controversy over its effectiveness. A book of this sort will be well received and anxiously read by specialists in public administration, public policy, and public personnel administration."-H. George Frederickson, University of Kansas The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 was the most far reaching reform of the federal government personnel system since the merit system was created in 1883. The Future of Merit reviews the aims and rates the accomplishments of the 1978 law and assesses the status of the civil service. How has it held up in the light of the National Performance Review? What will become of it in a globalizing international system or in a government that regards people as customers rather than citizens? Contributors examine the Senior Executive Service, whose members serve between presidential appointees and the rest of the civil service. These crucial executives must transform legislative and administrative goals into administrative reality, but are often caught between opposing pressures for change and continuity. In the concluding chapter Hugh Heclo, many of whose ideas informed the 1978 reform act, argues that the system today is often more responsive to the ambitions of political appointees and the presidents they serve than to the longer term needs of the polity. On the other hand, the ambition of creating a government-wide cadre of career general managers with highly developed leadership skills has not been fulfilled. Other contributors helped to frame the 1978 act, helped to implement it, or study it as scholars of public administration: Dwight Ink, Carolyn Ban, Joel D. Aberbach, Bert A. Rockman, Patricia W. Ingraham, Donald P. Moynihan, Hal G. Rainey, Ed Kellough, Barbara S. Romzek, Mark W. Huddleston, Chester A. Newland, and Hugh Heclo. Six former directors of the Office of Personnel Management commented on early versions of these chapters at a 1998 conference.