Advances and Challenges in Human Resource Management in the New
Millennium.
The world of human resource management is changing more rapidly
than we can imagine. Constant environmental changes mean that human
resource managers face constant challenges. They must respond by . . .
Strengthening Personnel Management in Developing Countries:
Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten, and an Agenda for Action.
This symposium introduction first sets the stage by briefly
discussing why developing countries are different, based on how public
personnel management in the United States evolved over the past . . .
Turnover: The Real Bottom Line.
Turnover is the rotation of workers around the labor market;
between firms, jobs, and occupations; and between the states of
employment and unemployment.[1] "In-house engineering,"
"revolving door . . .
Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Assessment Center
Operations : International Task Force on Assessment Center
Guideline
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Pennsylvania. All rights reserved under U.S., International, and
Universal Copyright Conventions. Visit www.assessmentcenters.org . . .
International Symposium of the International Personnel Management
Association.(employee recognition and rewards)
The topic that commands our attention today, "Rewards and
Recognition," is one of those issues where we can share and learn
from our similarities and our differences. When I have the chance . . .
Exploring the Relationship between Commitment Profiles and Work
Attitudes, Employee Withdrawal, and Job Performance.
Four commitment profiles, based on levels of commitment to the
organization and the career, were used to explore the relationship
between distinct patterns of commitment and work-related outcomes . . .
Hanging On or Fading Out? Job Satisfaction and the Long-Term
Worker.
Job satisfaction remains an important issue for public managers, as
they try to motivate workers in today's political environment. Many
of the motivational efforts are centered around newer . . .
Using Job Performance as a Component of Civil Service
Examinations.
There has been a long-standing complaint about civil service test
results. Too often, highly regarded candidates do not score well enough
to be reached for appointment, and poorly regarded . . .
The Legal Ramifications of Performance Appraisal: The Growing
Significance.
The recent turmoil in the business environment brought on by the
numerous mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, downsizings, and
spinoffs has provided impetus to the growing number of cases . . .
Limitations in "Realistic Recruiting" and Subsequent
Socialization Efforts: The Case of Riddick Bowe and the United States
Marin
There can be no doubt that matching the needs of the organization
to the expectations of new employees is a critical factor influencing
the quality and effectiveness of the long-term employment . . .
An Exploratory Study of Administrative Workers in the Arts : Are
They Really Different from For-Profit Workers?
This study focuses on an exploration of value differences between
administrative workers in the arts and workers in for-profit business
organizations. Data were collected among both for-profit and . . .
[0] 1998 IPMA Agency Award for Excellence Winning Program : An
Interview With the Winner.
Editor's Note: In an effort to provide more articles of a
practical nature to our readers, Public Personnel Management recently
interviewed this recipient of the 1998 Agency Award for Excellence. . . .
Human Resources Capacity-Building in Local Government : A Case
Study of the Training and Development Scheme in Durban.
The Training and Development Scheme (TDS) is an affirmative
action-based program located in the Greater Durban Area of
Kwazulu-Natal. The program was conceived in 1992 to address the racial
and . . .
The Introduction of New Appraisals Systems in The Public Services
of the Commonwealth Caribbean.
This article examines the challenges and problems that emerge
during the introduction of a system that attempts to link performance to
pay in the public services of three countries, namely Trinidad . . .
1999 IPMA Agency Award for Excellence Winning Program : An
Interview With the Winner.(Interview)
Editor's Note: In an effort to provide more articles of a
practical nature to our readers, Public Personnel Management recently
interviewed this recipient of the 1999 Agency Award for Excellence. . . .
Large-Scale Performance-Driven Training Needs Assessment : A Case
Study.
This paper reports a case study of an unusual needs assessment
project designed to identify the performance improvement training needs
of Louisiana state government employees. The project required . . .
Goals, Measures, and Beyond : In Search of Accountability in
Federal HRM.
Accountability has become a hot topic in federal HRM. The authors
describe how downsized, reinvented Government places a great demand on
line managers both to comply with personnel laws and to . . .
Outsourcing Personnel Functions.
One of the more recent "hot button" issues in our field
is that of outsourcing all or some human resource (HR) functions whether
by fee for service or contract. Advocates from the field of . . .
The Americans with Disabilities Act : A Note on Personnel Policy
Impacts in State Government[*].
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is important legislation
designed to prohibit discrimination against disabled persons, but most
state and local governments covered by the Act were already . . .
Internal Politics in Public Administration Systems : An Empirical
Examination of Its Relationship With Job Congruence, Organizat
Politics is one of the most common yet least studied phenomena in
organizations. This study examines employees' perceptions of
organizational politics in the public sector and suggests that . . .
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