Legislating for best practice HRM: the New Zealand approach.(Good
Employers Act for best practices in HRM)(Author abstract)
Reforms in the New Zealand public sector in the 1980s meant
economic objectives became a priority for public sector employers. This
threatened the for, met objectives of social justice and equity, . . .
Organizational trust, trust in the chief executive and work
satisfaction.
Introduction
Especially in the past decade, employees have begun to change their
view of the organizations in which they work, with traditional
employee-organization bonds becoming weaker. (1) . . .
An efficiency-based approach on human resource management: a case
study of Tainan County fire branches in Taiwan.
Introduction
Disaster prevention defines three major missions: fire prevention,
disaster rescue and emergently medical service relating to the lives of
people. (1) People expect that the fire . . .
Transforming higher-level civil service in a new age: a case
study of a new senior civil service in Korea.
Introduction
Most countries have witnessed the emergence of determined efforts
to reform the civil service in the last few decades. Driven by such
traditional catalysts, like financial crises or . . .
Federal employees with disabilities with regards to occupation,
race, and gender.(Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Introduction
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was designed to
protect disabled persons from discrimination on the basis of
disabilities, including hearing, seeing, speaking, . . .
Performance management for public personnel: multi-analysis
approach toward personnel.
Introduction
The most important characteristic of public personnel is to provide
public service. A government agency is considered to be effective if the
target mass is satisfied with the . . .
Legal issues for HR professionals: reference checking/background
investigations.(human resource)
Human resources specialists may become uncomfortable when the term
reference checking enters a conversation because of the difficulty in
obtaining information from current or former employers. . . .
Civil service reform, at-will employment, and George Santayana:
are we condemned to repeat the past?
"There is much forgetfulness, much callow disrespect for what
is past or alien; but there is a fund of vigour, goodness, and hope such
as no nation ever possessed before. In what sometimes looks . . .
Causes of employee turnover in sheriff operated jails.
Almost every county has at least one jail with a sheriff as the
chief administrator. The remaining counties have jails operated by a
jail administrator, the state, or private correctional . . .
The Supreme Court rulings in Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v.
Bollinger: the brave new world of affirmative action in the 21st
Introduction
On June 23, 2003, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a five
to four decision, substantially changed the nature of state imposed
affirmative action when it held that diversity . . .
The validity of assessment center ratings and 16PF personality
trait scores in police sergeant promotions: a case of incremental
Assessment centers (AC) have become a mainstay of promotion systems
for both the private and public sectors--police agencies included. (1)
While costly to develop and implement, their track record . . .
The U.S. Supreme Court clarifies constructive discharge under
Title VII: responsibilities & opportunities for human resources
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Introduction
According to a recent poll, more than one in five Americans claims
to have experienced employment discrimination. (1) Whether in the
private or public sector, workplace harassment . . .
The relationship between self-esteem and job satisfaction of
personnel in government organizations.
Self-esteem describes one's feelings regarding his or her
value, or it is to consider oneself as a valuable person. This
particular kind of consideration comes from all of the thoughts,
feelings, . . .
Diversity management: an exploratory assessment of minority group
representation in state government.(General Accounting Office)
In January 2001, the General Accounting Office added the personnel
system and human capital to the list of "high risk" government
operations due to the demands of the economy and job market. (1) . . .
Representation and policy outputs: examining the linkage between
passive and active representation.(Senior Executive Service)
Since Mosher identified two types representation--passive
active--the studies on representative bureaucracy have well covered the
federal, state and local levels of government. (1) The studies . . .
Linking employee assessments to succession planning.(Nevada
Operations Office of the Department of Energy)
Succession planning is an ongoing process of systematically
identifying, assessing and developing organizational leadership to
enhance performance. (1) Due to widespread downsizing and an . . .
The role of burnout in the relationship between perceptions of
organizational politics and turnover intentions.
A work environment that is political in nature can engender
negative reactions on the behavior and attitudes of employees, such as
diminished job satisfaction (1) and lower organizational . . .
Practical issues in the use of personality tests in police
selection.
Barrick and Mount's meta-analysis on the relation between
personality and job performance is considered a seminal article in the
field of personnel selection. This study and others that followed it . . .
Custom needs assessment for strategic HR training: the Los
Angeles County experience.(human resource)
Los Angeles County largest municipal government in the nation,
serving nearly 10 million people and covering over 4,000 square miles.
Comprised of more than 90,000 employees and 38 departments, . . .
The next wave of civil service reform.(Civil Service Reform Act
of 1978)
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 included new authority for
civil service demonstration projects. The Carter Administration wanted a
mechanism for experimenting with innovative ways of applying . . .
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