Human resource management in public service : paradoxes, processes, and problems - Berman, Evan M. (Thousand Oaks, Calif : SAGE Publications, 2006)
Public service heritage : context, continuity, and change -- Legal rights and responsibilities : doing the right thing right -- Recruitment : from passive posting to head hunting -- Selection : from civil service commissions to decentralized decision-making -- Position management : judicious plan or jigsaw puzzle? -- Compensation : vital, visible, vicious -- Employee-friendly policies : fashionable, flexible, and fickle -- Training and development : creating learning organizations -- Appraisal : a process in search of a technique -- Unions and the government : protectors, partners, and punishers -- HRM and productivity.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Civil service -- Personnel management