Performance information has long permeated the public sector. The actual use of performance information, however, has long been taken for granted. This book is one of the first to bring together an i
Selden (management, Lynchburg College) makes a remarkable connection between strategic human resources and the management of governance. She combines currency RE and practice with case studies, exampl
Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service joins a long-standing debate about what drives the behavior of government employees and others who are engaged in the public's business. For
Government has become a refuge, and a relic, of America’s crumbling middle-class economy. As the public and private worlds of work have veered in different directions, the gaps between them are warpin
In 2003, the Volcker Commission recommended that explicit pay-for-performance (PFP) systems be adopted more broadly throughout the federal government. In this occasional paper, the authors compare sev
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many questioned whether the large number of political appointees in the Federal Emergency Management Agency contributed to the agency's poor handling of the catastrop
Moynihan (public affairs, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) surveys the management process, showing how governments have emphasized some aspects such as building measurement systems to acquire more performance
The readings in this volume will enlighten and enliven the contents of any standard public administration text covering human resource management. Selected mainly from the pages of Public Administrati
Whether in the corporate world or in the government, managing is about accountability and results. Managing government employees presents unique challenges. Government managers may feel that s
This book explores the ways in which governments manage public employees in developing countries and how this in turn impacts on the success of national development and governance strategies. Drawing
Historically, James K. Polk is described as a spoilsman who appointed officers based upon their party affiliation rather than their qualifications. This book, however, asserts that Polk merely followe
Aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this textbook provides an introduction to the general field of public personnel administration. Although some of the material may be applicable t
The central role that bureaucracy plays in the policy process is played by individuals, namely, by subject matter experts and managers we call political executives. The context in which these executiv
In this supplemental text for human resources courses, Reeves (pubic administration, U. of New Mexico) presents 30 public sector case studies, many derived from arbitration and fact finding hearings c
The Civil Service Commision was created in 1855 and became the key institution in the development of the British civil service. Its work was primarily the recruitment of civil servants by fair methods
In a reading of one man's hindsight on the social life of civil service recruitment during the Tang dynasty (618-907), Moore (art and material culture of China, Leiden U.) translates and analyzes docu
The McCarthy era is generally considered the worst period of political repression in recent American history. But while the famous question, "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communis
Although the federal appointment of U.S. judges and executive branch officers has consistently engendered controversy, previous studies of the process have been limited to particular dramatic conflict
