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Informationen zum Autor Richard C. Kearney is professor and director of the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University. He was previously on the faculty of the University of Connecticut, Storrs, East Carolina University, and the University of South Carolina. His research on human relations management, public administration, and state and local politics and administration has been published in Public Administration Review, Public Personnel Management, Administration and Society, Publius, Urban Affairs Review, Policy Studies Journal , and many other journals. The 9 th edition of his book (with Ann O’M Bowman) State and Local Government will be published in 2012. He received his Ph. D in political science from the University of Oklahoma in 1977. Klappentext Edited by two senior public human resource management scholars, this well-regarded edited volume gathers concise essays by major scholars on critical issues in the field of contemporary public human resources management. Providing valuable insight for students and practitioners alike, the book's four-part organization-Context, Techniques, Issues, and Prospects-supports an impressive breadth of coverage, with updates to eleven of the fifth edition's best essays. Building upon that foundation, the editors commissioned new chapters to cover critical topics such as emotional labor, human resources issues with social media, veterans' preferences, gendered organizations, volunteer management, employment benefits, and post-employment benefits. With logical organization around in-depth discussion of contemporary issues, the book can be used as both a core text and as a supplement, ably serving any PHRM instructor's course needs. Zusammenfassung Edited by two senior public human resource management scholars, this well-regarded edited volume gathers concise essays by major scholars on critical issues in the field of contemporary public human resources management. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: The Setting 1. Competing Perspectives on Public Personnel Administration: Civil Service, Nonstandard Work Arrangements, Privatization, And Partnerships - Donald E. Klingner 2. What Every Human Resource Manager Should Know about the Constitution - David H. Rosenbloom, Joshua Chanin 3. The Death and Life of Productivity Management in Government - Albert Hyde, Frederik Uys 4. Human Resource Management in the Federal Government During a Time of Instability - James R. Thompson, Robert Seidner 5. After the Recession: State Human Resource Management - Sally Coleman Selden 6. Strategic Human Resource Management at the Local Level: Balancing Enduring Commitments and Emerging Needs - Heather Getha-Taylor 7. The Nonprofit Sector Labor Force - Beth Gazley Part 2: Techniques 8. Strategic Human Capital - Joan E. Pynes 9. Supplanting Common Myths With Uncommon Management: The Effective Involvement of Volunteers In Delivering Public Services - Jeffrey L. Brudney 10. Personnel Appraisal No Matter What: Dysfunctional, Detrimental, Dangerous, Self-Defeating - James S. Bowman 11. Trends in Public Sector Compensation¿Pay Administration - Jared J. Llorens 12. Employee Benefits: Patterns and Challenges for Public Organizations - Rex L. Facer II, Lori L. Wadsworth 13. Postemployment Benefits: Pensions and Retiree Health Care - Thad Calabrese, Justin Marlowe 14. Motivating Public Service Employees in the Era of the ¿New Normal¿ - Gerald T. Gabris, Trenton J. Davis 15. Emotional Labor: The Relational Side of Public Service - Mary Ellen Guy, Meredith A. Newman 16. Measuring and Benchmarking Human Resource Management - David N. Ammons 17. Managing Employee Problems: State Government Grievance and Complaint Resolution Systems and Practices - Jessica E. Sowa Part 3: The Issues 18. Combating Discrimination and Its Legacy: Affirmative Action and D...
