Effective human resource management is a critical function in today′s public workplace, and the authors have written a book that helps readers develop key skills for success while also reminding them of the complex puzzles and paradoxes of management in the public sector. The coverage of Human Resource Management in Public Service is exceptionally comprehensive and up-to-date. After reviewing the historical and legal traditions of HRM, readers learn the essential skills of recruitment, selection, training, compensation, and performance appraisal. The authors include two very timely chapters on family-friendly work practices and quality improvement. This book has been carefully crafted to be an effective learning tool, with learning objectives, chapter reviews, and three sets of end-chapter study questions (class discussion, tam activities, and individual assignments). The book concludes with a comprehensive glossary, and interesting and illuminating examples are liberally scattered throughout the book (more than 10 per chapter). The authors have almost one hundred years of combined teaching and professional experience in public administration. According to their Preface, "Our intent is to make this material user-friendly and accessible by highlighting dilemmas, challenging readers to resolve them, and enticing them to go beyond the text to discover and confront other. Our goal is not merely to stuff minds but rather to stretch them."

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems

Politics & Social Sciences

Berman, Evan M.

Bowman, James S.

Van Wart, Montgomery R.

Page West, Jonathan

Social Sciences

SAGE Publications, Inc

Product Description 
Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems by Evan M. Berman, James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, and Montgomery R. Van Wart offers provocative and thorough coverage of the complex issues of management in the public sector, including managing under tight budgets with increasing costs, hiring freezes, contracting out, and the politicization of the civil service.\nContinuing the award-winning tradition of previous editions, this 
Seventh Edition helps students understand complex managerial puzzles, including skill-building exercises which provide the opportunity to practice and develop hands on, technical skills that will prepare them for the workplace. 
 About the Author 
Evan M. Berman is Professor of Public Management and Director of Internationalization at Victoria University of Wellington, School of Government. Prior, he was the Huey McElveen Distinguished Professor at Louisiana State University. His areas of expertise are human resource management, public performance, local government, and public governance in Asia. He is past Chair of the American Society for Public Administration’s Section of Personnel and Labor Relations. He has over 125 publications and 12 books, including People Skills At Work (CRC Press, 2011), Essential Statistics for Public Managers and Policy Analysts, Third Edition (CQ Press, 2012), and a trilogy of books on Public Administration in Asia (2010, 2011, 2013, CRC Press). He has published in all major journals of the discipline, is Senior Editor of Public Performance & Management Review, a Distinguished Fulbright Scholar, past University Chair Professor at National Chengchi University (Taipei, Taiwan), and a former policy analyst with the National Science Foundation. \nJames S. Bowman is a professor of public administration at the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, Florida State University. Noted for this work in ethics and human resource management, Dr. Bowman is author of over 100 journal articles and book chapters, as well as editor of six anthologies. He is co-author of The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service (2nd ed., Sharpe, 2010) and Public Service Ethics: Individual and Institutional Responsibilities (CQ Press, 2015). For nearly two decades, he served as editor-in-chief of Public Integrity, a journal owned by the American Society for Public Administration. A past National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration Fellow, as well as a Kellogg Foundation Fellow, he has experience in the military, civil service, and business.\nJonathan P. West is a professor and chair of political science and director of the graduate public administration program at the University of Miami. His research interests include ethics, public administration, and human resource management. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters as well as nine books. He is co-author of Public Service Ethics: Individual and Institutional Perspectives (CQ Press, 2015) American Politics and the Environment (2nd. Ed., SUNY Press, 2015) and The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service (2nd ed., Sharpe, 2010.) For nearly two decades he has been managing editor of the Public Integrity journal. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army as a management analyst in the Office of the Surgeon General.\nMontgomery Van Wart is a professor at California State University San Bernardino and a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong. His publications include nine books and a substantial number of articles in the leading journals in his field. His most recent book is Leadership and Culture: Comparative Models of Top Civil Servant Training, with Hondeghem and Schwella (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). His research areas are administrative leadership, human resource management, training and development, administrative values and ethics, organization behavior, and general management. He also serves

Business & Money

West, Jonathan P.

Education & Reference

CQ Press

The Second Edition of this award winning text introduces managers and aspiring managers to this personally relevant and professionally exciting field. In Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems, authors Evan M. Berman, James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, and Montgomery Van Wart take a critical approach to exploring core management functions by stalking, contesting, and seeking resolution of paradoxes in all stages of employment - from recruitment through termination.

Recognizing the inherent tensions and contradictions that result from managing people in organizations, Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems offers provocative and thorough coverage of the complex issues of management in the public sector. Continuing the award-winning tradition of previous editions, this Third Edition helps students to understand complex managerial puzzles and covers all of the stages of the employment process, including recruitment, selection, training, legal rights and responsibilities, compensation, and appraisal. Grounded in real public service experiences, the book emphasizes hands-on skill building and problem solving.
New and Continuing Features
<ul>
<li>Offers additional practical tools for managers and student job seekers, more international examples, and more examples from hospitals and social services</li>
<li>Includes new sections on ethics training, motivation, psychological contracts, civil service reform, and workplace violence </li>
<li>Incorporates unique chapters on family-friendly benefits and HRM issues relating to productivity improvement strategies</li>
<li>Draws relevant managerial examples and cases from local, state, and federal government</li>
<li>Balances coverage of big picture topics with the development of hands-on, technical skills </li>
<li>Encourages active learning through carefully crafted questions at the end of each chapter and a mix of individual, group, and in-class exercises that ensure student mastery of key concepts</li>
</ul>
Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems, Third Edition is intended for upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in Human Resource Management in departments of management, public administration, and political science.

Human Resources

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems Fourth Edition offers provocative and thorough coverage of the complex issues of management in the public sector, from both employee and managerial viewpoints. It discusses the issues, explains how they arise, and suggests what can be done about them. It continues to offer paradoxical perspectives about the inherent challenges as well as the unique political and legal context of the public sector management within which they take place. The book covers all of the stages of the employment process, including recruitment, selection, training, legal rights and responsibilities, compensation, and appraisal. Grounded in real public service experiences, the book emphasizes hands-on skill building and problem solving.

Berman, Evan M. (Michael)

Politics & Government

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems offers managers and aspiring managers a thorough, provocative, and award-winning coverage of the complex issues of management in the public sector, from both employee and managerial viewpoints. Combining more than 100 years of professional and academic experience, authors Evan M. Berman, James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, and Montgomery Van Wart have created user-friendly and accessible material by highlighting dilemmas, challenging readers to resolve them, and enticing them to go beyond the text to discover and confront other dilemmas. Grounded in real public service experiences, the book emphasizes hands-on skill building and problem solving. Continuing the award-winning tradition of previous editions, this Fifth Edition covers all of the stages of the employment process, including recruitment, selection, training, legal rights and responsibilities, compensation, and appraisal.

Recognizing the inherent tensions and contradictions that result from managing people in organizations, Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems offers provocative and thorough coverage of the complex issues of management in the public sector. Continuing the award-winning tradition of previous editions, this Sixth Edition helps you to understand complex managerial puzzles and explores the stages of the employment process, including recruitment, selection, training, legal rights and responsibilities, compensation, and appraisal. Grounded in real public service experiences, the book emphasizes hands-on skill building and problem solving. New to the Sixth Edition: <ul>
<li>
Ethics case studies have been added to all the chapters, enabling you to learn about a variety of ethical situations that come up in management. </li> <li>
Updated and consolidated recruiting strategies offer you a window into the most current methods used in the recruitment process and provide insight into the job seeker’s perspective. </li> <li>
New examples from a broad range of local, state, federal, and international settings enable you to apply key concepts to common management issues. </li> </ul>

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Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems

Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems