An Empirical Examination of Resources in a Diverse
Environment.(Statistical Data Included)
The objective of this research is to empirically assess antecedents
of resources within a diverse work environment. Specifically, 83
managerial employees were surveyed in a branch of a federal . . .
Rebels, Criticizers, Backstabbers, and Busybodies : Anger and
Aggression at Work.
There is an age-old business adage that says "85 percent of a
manager's success comes from the ability to deal with people."
While dealing with a department full of different personalities is . . .
Expert Advice on Employment Termination Practices: How Expert Is
It?(Brief Article)
This paper compares expert advice as presented in employment
termination literature with actual termination practices. For example,
we review what experts say about who should be present during . . .
The Meaning of Money Among Mental Health Workers: The Endorsement
of Money Ethic as Related to Organizational Citizenship Behavi
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to
examine the measurement and dimensions of the 6-item Money Ethic Scale
(MES) using a sample of mental health workers. Results showed . . .
Violating The Public Trust: The Ethical And Moral Obligations of
Government Officials.(Brief Article)
A persistent issue in public personnel is a concern with violations
of the public trust by public servants and elected officials. This
article (1) examines the public trust concept, (2) presents . . .
Workforce Diversity: Monitoring Employment Trends in Public
Organizations.(Brief Article)
Current research on workforce diversity and minority employment has
largely ignored the use of research designs to evaluate and monitor
minority employment trends within public organizations. This . . .
Retaliation: Agency Theory and Gaps in the Law.(Brief
Article)
This paper will explore the application of agency theory, the view
that the principal is responsible for the actions of his agent, to the
law of retaliation in sexual harassment cases. In the law . . .
Women in Management.(Brief Article)
Women have only recently begun to join the ranks of managers in
large numbers. The emergence of women into the work force has
precipitated many discussions. This paper discusses some of the . . .
The Collective Wisdom of the Workforce: Conversations with
Employees Regarding Performance Evaluation.(Brief Article)
During the summer and fall of 1994, employees were offered an
opportunity to meet and talk about performance evaluation. A number of
questions were prepared to stimulate conversation; but . . .
Cafeteria Style Health Plans in Municipal Government.(Brief
Article)
The International City/County Management Association surveyed
personnel directors in all municipalities in the United States. Among
the items on the survey were questions regarding the use of . . .
Four Commitment Profiles and their Relationships to Empowerment,
Service Recovery, and Work Attitudes.
Medical librarians were surveyed to determine the independent and
interactive influence of career and organizational commitments on
work-related outcomes. Employees dually committed to their . . .
Why Are There Five Million Types of Statistics?(Brief
Article)
Reprinted with permission of the Assessment Council News (ACN),
December 1998, published by the International Personnel Management
Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC), 1617 Duke Street, . . .
A Model to Address Compression Inequities in Faculty
Salaries.(Statistical Data Included)
This paper presents the details of an effort by Indiana State
University to apply multiple regression analysis to the problem of
eliminating faculty salary inequities. The services of a consultant . . .
Guidelines to Contributors--Public Personnel Management.
As a leading journal in public sector human resources, Public
Personnel Management particularly encourages manuscripts from a
practitioners perspective, as well as submissions on emerging . . .
OECD Supports the Creation of Sound Ethics Infrastructure:
OECD[1] Targets Both the "Supply Side" and the "Demand
Side" of Corru
OECD anti-corruption activity includes initiatives which address
the problem from the "supply side"--the implementation of the
Anti-Bribery Convention--as well from as the "demand
side"--through . . .
Reinventing Public Personnel Management: Ethical Implications for
Managers and Public Personnel Systems.(Statistical Data
Includ
The need to ensure responsible administration in government is an
imperative concern for the field of public management. The interest in
administrative responsibility is crucial because public . . .
The Facilitative State and Human Resources
Management.(Statistical Data Included)
Public sector human resources management (HRM) today functions
more-or-less globally in a Facilitative State era in which state regime
theories and practices differ significantly from those of the . . .
The Heroic Response to Terror: The Case of Oklahoma City.(Brief
Article)(Statistical Data Included)
The deadliest incident of domestic terrorism in the U.S. has
special significance for human resource management because the target
was government employees. Sixty percent of the 168 fatalities and . . .
Ethics Challenges: Health, Safety and Accessibility in
International Travel and Tourism.(Statistical Data Included)
Enormous increases in international travel by public sector
employees and others, along with incidents of terrorism, accidents, and
disease, raise a variety of ethical issues not normally covered . . .
Morality vs. Mandate: Affirmative Action in Employment.
Affirmative action, one of the most significant public policies of
the 20th century, can be seen as an attempt to establish a more
"inclusive moral convention,"[1] which aims at achieving
fairness . . .
|
|