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Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems | 
 enlarge | Authors: Evan M. Berman, James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, Montgomery R. Van Wart
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Category: Book
List Price: $89.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 113743
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 392
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1412904218
Dewey Decimal Number: 352.6
EAN: 9781412904216
ASIN: 1412904218
Publication Date: June 1, 2005
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Product Description
Effective human resource management is a critical function in today's public workplace. The authors have written a Second Edition to this best seller to help readers develop key skills for success while also reminding them of the complex puzzles and paradoxes of management in the public sector. Human Resource Management in Public Service emphasizes active learning capturing student’s interest through end-of-chapter questions and group exercises. The authors provide a selection of HRM material that primarily addresses the needs of generalist public managers while still being appropriate for those seeking an HR career. While highlighting the public service heritage, the chapters reflect the stages of the employment process from start to finish. Readers learn to effectively manage people in the essential aspects of recruitment, selection, training, legal rights and responsibilities, compensation and appraisal. Practical applications, inclusion of essential theories, tools and processes, and the lively, brief presentation of the text can be appreciated by both students and professors alike.
The Second Edition:
- Meets students needs: Added material relevant to the needs of students seeking to promote their careers and on-the-job effectiveness
- Provides end-of-chapter cases:Brief cases added to the end-of-chapter exercises
- Highlights new developments: Insertion of informative textboxes to highlight applications, recent developments, controversial issues, and the like
- Reflects changes in practice:Material in each chapter has been updated and modified to reflect changes in practice, policy, law, and scholarship in local, state, and federal sectors
- Identifies useful websites:Links with specific, useful information provided in each chapter
- Discusses nonprofit organizations: Provides applications and discussions relevant to nonprofit organizations.
The Second Edition of this award winning text is written for students and professionals in human resource management, public administration, public service, and political science.
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 Human Resource Mgmt in Public Svc: (3 P's) September 3, 2007
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The Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems book arrived as promised and in mint condition.
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 Human Resourceful February 7, 2007
I took a HR class where this was the required book. I thought it was well organized and informative, but was a little overkill in some parts. Overall though, I thought it was a good book with a lot of pertinent information in the HR field. You've been Bzzed! [...]
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