The blended workforce: alternative federal models.
Federal employment has long been characterized by lengthy tenures,
wages set according to an internal job classification scheme, a high
level of job security, promotion from within, and . . .
The human resource competency studies and the IPMA-HR competency
training and certification program in China.(International Publ
In 2004, the U.S.-based International Public Management Association
for Human Resources (IPMA-HR) and the China-based Training Center of
State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs (TC-SAFEA) . . .
The coachability and fakability of personality-based selection
tests used for police selection.
The use of personality and biodata measures in safety force
personnel selection is increasing due to demands to reduce adverse
hiring, placement, and promotion decisions. The U.S. Department . . .
The Luevano consent decree and public personnel
reform.(Professional and Administrative Careers Examina)
The question of what constitutes "merit" and whether
civil service examinations adequately test for merit has been, and
remains, a key issue in public personnel administration since late in
the . . .
How does the SCHIP exclusion affect health insurance coverage for
children of low income state workers?(State Children's Health
The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was
created in 1997 to expand health insurance to uninsured low income
children. Almost four million children were covered through this . . .
Developing effective internships within public sector
organizations.
Almost everyone agrees that, in theory at least, there should exist
a symbiotic relationship between organizations and the interns they
occasionally hire. With a perfect internship program, the . . .
The impact of work redesign and psychological empowerment on
organizational commitment in a changing environment: an example fro
Personnel management in both public and private organizations
emphasizes human commitment to organizations. Highly committed employees
identify with the organization's goals and values, expend . . .
A systematic approach for assessing the currency
("up-to-dateness") of job-analytic information.
It is almost a given that some jobs have the potential to change
rapidly over time. Some of these changes are the result of new or
developing technology. That is, technology appears to be changing . . .
No easy path to HRM performance measurement systems: exploring
the introduction of the U.S. Human Capital Assessment and Account
In contemporary public administration, one can see clearly an
increased focus on measuring performance in government and public
organizations. (1) Performance measurement is an important issue . . .
Nonrandom response and rater variance in job analysis surveys: a
cause for concern?(Statistical table)(Survey)
Job analyses should provide the foundation for all HR management
activities. (1) Job descriptions, consisting of samples of incumbent
behaviors, provide the data to describe work conditions, work . . .
Work-family experiences and the insights of municipal government
employees: a case study.(Statistical data)
Accumulating evidence about the links between paid work and family
life has prompted many businesses to initiate strategies to aggressively
confront the work-life challenges experienced by their . . .
Psychological testing in personnel selection, Part II: the
refinement of methods and standards in employee selection.
During the first hundred years of scientific management and
personnel selection, psychological testing became a powerful and
institutionalized tool that was broadly applied. Universities and . . .
Tomorrow's workforce: the needs for immigrant workers and
strategies to retain them.
Corporate decision makers throughout the United States are now
facing tremendous challenges in the intensified global marketplace. They
have realized that in the new business environment, people, . . .
Blurring the line between public and private sectors: the case of
police officers' off-duty employment.(Statistical table)
While much recent attention has been given to the outsourcing of
government services, little is known about the opposite situation in
which private organizations retain the services of public . . .
Nursing generations in the contemporary workplace.(Statistical
table)(Survey)
As populations of developed countries age, proportionately fewer
people participate in the workforce. Concerns about the labor supply has
created an interest in workplace demography. In addition to . . .
Job characteristics of officers and agents: results of a national
job analysis.
The law enforcement community represents a group for which the
decision to hire, fire, and make many other personnel-related decisions
is of critical importance. When a law enforcement officer or . . .
Psychological testing in personnel selection, Part I: a century
of psychological testing.
The application of psychological testing to human resource
selection, particularly the use of instruments designed to assess
personality traits, has a long, colorful, and somewhat . . .
Revitalizing human resources management in state government:
moving from transactional to transformational HR professionals in t
This article illustrates how the State of Michigan transformed
human resources in state government by developing HR leaders for the
future. A transformational plan was developed in March 2000 to . . .
Two years later: Hurricane Katrina still poses significant human
resource problems for local governments.
This study explores the impact of Hurricane Katrina on local
government HR management for several cities along the Mississippi Gulf
Coast. The authors interviewed mayors, city managers, . . .
Mentoring--a relationship based on trust: qualitative
research.
The study reported in this article aimed to explore the trust
proteges felt for their mentors and the effects different dimensions of
relationships that can influence this trust in mentoring . . .
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