Clear logic and fuzzy guidance: a policy capturing study of merit
raise decisions.
Merit pay remains an area of controversy. Although merit pay is
widely accepted as a way to recognize performance, merit pay systems are
problematic. (1) Merit pay systems can de-motivate and . . .
Personality of law enforcement officials: a comparison of law
enforcement officials' personality profiles based on size of
commu
The idea of psychologically screening for law enforcement
candidates is not new, in fact as far back as 1916 behavioral scientists
have been involved in psychologically testing candidates. (1) In . . .
The changing face of Georgia's merit system: results from an
employee attitude survey in the Georgia Department of Juvenile
Just
The State of Georgia civil service entered a new period of history
on July 1, 1996. From that date forward, all new state employees would
be hired into positions outside the traditional protections . . .
An empirical examination of inter-ethnic stereotypes: comparing
Asian American and African American employees.
Several studies indicate that in the United States, those who are
EuroAmerican, male, heterosexual, and physically abled inherit the
highest-status demographic profile--automatically. (1) The . . .
Public safety assessment centers: a steward's
perspective.
In a recent chapter summarizing 10 years of assessment center
research, Lievens & Klimoski note three changes in the
conceptualization of assessment centers. The first is an increased
emphasis on . . .
'Hands up': mentoring in the New Zealand Public
Service.
While the literature on training and development (T&D) in
organizations is vast, the same cannot be said of mentoring as a form of
T&D. Still, mentoring is now considered to be a mainstream tool . . .
Employee-proposed discipline: how well is it working?
In 1982, W. Edwards Deming observed that "People can face
almost any problem except the problem of people ... Faced with problems
with people, management will go into a state of paralysis." (1) . . .
Procedural due process and procedural justice in the workplace: a
comparison and analysis.
This article summarizes two concepts: procedural due process and
procedural justice. It compares and contrasts these two ideas. It is
shown that dimensions of procedural due process may be used to . . .
Personal value systems and decision-making styles of public
managers.
"[A] decision is a judgment or conclusion reached or given.
This definition emphasizes the choice, the selection of a single option
based on a variety of factors.... Further, once there are a . . .
The ADA and disability accommodations.(Americans with
Disabilities Act)
The legal status of the ADA, like other employment laws, is
evolving over time as a result of court decisions. A critical task of
human resource practitioners is to administer the process of . . .
Interrater reliability in job analysis: differences in strategy
and perspective.
The results of job analysis are of crucial importance to the entire
spectrum of human resource management applications, including selection,
training, wage and salary administration, and job . . .
The international civil service: historical development and
potential for the 21st century.
There is the tendency to focus on the growing array of global
problems managed by the United Nations without reflecting on the force
behind the U.N. humanitarian activities around the world: . . .
Employee performance appraisal system participation: a technique
that works.
Performance appraisal is a controversial management tool searching
for answers to ubiquitous problems in system design and administration.
(1) The main objective of this paper is to succinctly . . .
Ten classic assessment center errors: challenges to selection
validity.
The predictive validity of assessment centers (ACs) for
work-related criteria is generally highly regarded (1) and ACs are
commonly used for selection and testing in public sector . . .
Job and work evaluation: a literature review.(in the public
sector)
Classification and job evaluation procedures have come under attack
in the public sector in recent years. (1) Criticisms range from charges
of favoritism and politics being used to make job value . . .
Redefining state government leadership and management
development: a process for competency-based development.
The State of Louisiana is one of the five original states that
formed the National Certified Public Manager Consortium in 1980 (along
with Georgia, Florida, Arizona, and North Carolina). The . . .
Career mobility and branding in the civil service: an empirical
study.
This article is concerned with recruiting, mobility patterns,
exploring organizational conditions that influence career dimensions
such as promotion stress, and predicting intended turnover. . . .
The new crisis of public service employment.(American Federation
of State, County and Municipal Employees)
These are tough times for public service workers, and,
consequently, for their union. They are also tough times for everyone
who cares about public services. The AFSCME 70-year history . . .
The psychological contract and the union contract: a paradigm
shift in public sector employee relations.
Unionism in the public sector has been steadily rising both in size
and influence. This trend has been occurring as unions in the private
sector have been on an equally steady decline in size and . . .
The past as prologue? A brief history of the labor movement in
the United States.
Any overview of the growth of unions in the sector of the United
States must take into account the historical antecedents of private
sector collective bargaining. Indeed, the history of our nation . . .
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