Download or read book Cases in Public Human Resource Management written by T. Zane Reeves and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CASES IN PUBLIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT is a collection of 30 actual case studies (with only names changed) with an emphasis on the social and ethical concerns of public managers as well as the impact of 9/11 on the field.
Download or read book Cases in Human Resource Management written by David Kimball and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases in Human Resource Management provides students with insights into common challenges, dilemmas, and issues human resource managers face in the workplace. Using a wide variety of well-known companies and organizations, author David Kimball engages students with original, real-world cases that illustrate HRM topics and functions in action. Each case is designed to encourage students to find new solutions to human resource issues and to stimulate class discussion. Case questions challenge students to think critically, apply concepts, and develop their HRM skills. The contents are organized using the same topical coverage and structure as most HRM textbooks, making Kimball the ideal companion for any introductory HRM course.
Download or read book Practical Human Resources for Public Managers written by Nicolas A. Valcik and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employers face a myriad of issues when hiring: how to recruit, whom to select, how to interview, Equal Employment Opportunity policies, fair salary offerings, health issues, performance evaluations, behavior/disciplinary actions, turnover, and the list goes on and on. Practical Human Resources Management for Public Managers: A Case Study Approach provides insight into human resource trends and demonstrates how complex situations can be successfully managed by public sector practitioners. The authors take us step by step into the "real world" with examples of historical events that compare "What Happened" with "What Could Have Happened" as well as suggested readings for more in-depth analysis and important points to remember. Exploring the space between theory and what actually occurs in the world, this book supplies instructional case studies based upon actual events. The authors introduce key human resources issues with clear, concise language and provide techniques to address these issues in a real-world setting. The case studies cover legal and liability issues, recruiting and hiring, employee performance, reward and discipline issues, retention, termination, workplace violence, mentorship, motivation, and managing through transitions. The authors bring know-how from a wide array of working environments, including teaching and administrative experience in public universities and management in municipalities of various population sizes from a few thousand to more than a million. They have also worked in a variety of capacities within these organizations, which allow them to see different perspectives on how different departments handle similar situations. They use their from-the-trenches knowledge to explore pragmatic ways to deal with human resource issues in public sector workplaces.
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Download or read book Cases on Critical Practices for Modern and Future Human Resources Management written by Akella, Devi and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human resources management (HRM) has evolved in the last few years as a result of such factors as outsourcing, work-life balance issues, globalization, increasing proportion of older workers, generational differences, etc. As such, it is imperative to revisit past views and perspectives on methods and practices in HRM in order to ensure that best procedures are being utilized. Cases on Critical Practices for Modern and Future Human Resources Management offers teaching cases from the corporate, public, and educational sectors that present critical reviews of different aspects of HRM, its origin, role and responsibilities, functions, and the future of HRM in the context of changing patterns of work, society, and the world. It functions as a resource that will spur future HR personnel to become more ethically conscious managers and citizens. Highlighting important topics that include employee wellbeing, recruitment, and retention, this book is ideal for human resources managers, organization development consultants, small and medium enterprises, non-profit organizations, professionals, academicians, researchers, and students
Download or read book Case Studies in Work Employment and Human Resource Management written by Tony Dundon and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book offers a fascinating set of over 40 evidence-based case studies derived from international research on work, employment and human resource management (HRM).
Download or read book Cases in Human Resource Management in Hospitality written by Shirley Gilmore and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This casebook provides users with a comprehensive set of cases in human resource management for many segments of the hospitality industry. As each case unfolds, human resource issues managers must face are addressed. Through active involvement in discussion, readers assume the roles of working managers to identify problems, determine pertinent information, appraise alternatives, and develop realistic solutions, therefore enhancing their critical thinking and communication skills necessary to be successful managers. Leadership problems/absent owners; Selecting employees/managers; Ethics; Cultural/ethnic diversity; Discrimination charges/sexual harassment; Orientation/training/evaluation/compensation; Terminating employees; Downsizing labor force; Unionized operations. A valuable handbook or reference for human resource managers, general managers, and trainers of employees who manage others.
Download or read book Public Human Resource Management written by R. Paul Battaglio Jr. and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Human Resource Management: Strategies and Practices in the 21st Century offers a novel take on public human resource management (PHRM) by providing practical guidance for practitioners operating in a drastically reformed HR environment. Author R. Paul Battaglio assesses how the traditional practice of public HR has changed—and not necessarily for the better--by looking at new material on human resource information systems, managing motivation in the public sector, and public HR management education (a topic rarely found in contemporary PHRM texts). Public Human Resource Management is an essential guide to managing and navigating the challenges and opportunities posed in the changing landscape of HR reform.
Download or read book Strategic Human Resource Management in the Public Arena written by John Cunningham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/strategic-human-resource-management. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.
Download or read book Case Studies in Human Resource Management written by Sanjeev Bansal and published by Techsar Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this book is to present a compilation of Human Resource Management case studies highlighting some of the contemporary issues and practices in the major processes of Human Resource Function. These case studies will offer experiential learning and will spur the interest of the students, faculties and practicing managers in understanding the various HR practices across organizations. In all, 22 case studies under three major themes have been presented: 1. The Basis of the Function HR Policy and Talent Acquisition. This section covers cases in the area of human resource policies and acquisition of talent. Readers will be oriented towards present-day HR policies, ethical issues in implementing policies, market mapping in recruitment, implementation of advanced systems in hiring process and challenges in on boarding. 2. Skill Building and Developing Competency Investment in Talent. This section focuses upon various facets of training and development function of human resource. Cases here encompass training need identification, training effectiveness, and impact of training on job satisfaction. Also, relevance of competency mapping and corporate mentoring as noted areas of talent development is introduced. 3. Pay, Reward and Welfare Talent Engagement. The significance of well-being and prosperity is mentioned in this section. Cases concerning monetary and non-monetary compensation, employee welfare and reward practices leading to engagement are part of this section. Issues such as retention, satisfaction and personal effectiveness are discussed.
Download or read book Public Human Resource Management written by Richard C. Kearney and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Human Resource Management: Problems and Prospects by Richard C. Kearney and Jerrell D. Coggburn brings together exemplary contributors who provide concise essays on major contemporary public human resources management issues. Organized into four parts – setting, techniques, issues and prospects – and covering the major process, function and policy issues in the field, the text offers valuable wisdom to students and practitioners alike. The new edition boasts sixteen new and eleven updated chapters authored by the leading figures in the field as well as by up-and-coming new scholars.
Download or read book Strategic Human Resource Development written by Jim Grieves and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003-02-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By challenging the reactive, prescriptive and formulaic theories of late 20th century change management, Strategic Human Resource Development seeks to draw the boundaries for a new discipline that views change as an internal and proactive approach to organizations.
Download or read book Applied Human Resource Management written by Kenneth M. York and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers critical issues in the effective management of human resources, which can be used for class discussions, or be given as homework problems, or used as essay questions on tests.
Download or read book Contemporary Human Resource Management written by Tom Redman and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2006 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing critical and pragmatic coverage of contemporary ideas in human resource management, this text looks at some of the key issues and topics in the field.
Download or read book Public Personnel Administration written by Steven W. Hays and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of Contents Preface Sect. 1 The Setting 1 1 The Political Context of Public Personnel Administration 3 2 Competing Perspectives on Public Personnel Administration: Patronage, Civil Service, and Privatization 16 3 What Every Public Personnel Manager Should Know About the Constitution 29 4 Personnel Management in the Local Government Setting 46 5 The American Federal Bureaucracy: A Retrospective Look at Reinvention and Reform 62 6 Deregulating the Public Personnel Function 75 Sect. 2 The Techniques 91 7 Strategic Human Resource Management 93 8 Issues, Challenges, and Changes in Recruitment and Selection 106 9 Why Public Managers Hate Position Classification 126 10 Compensation, Merit Pay, and Motivation 143 11 The Trials and Tribulations of Performance Appraisal: Problems and Prospects on Entering the Twenty-First Century 154 12 Public Employee Benefits and the Changing Nature of the Workforce 167 Sect. 3 The Issues 181 13 Productivity and Privatization: The Human Resource Management Connection 183 14 Privatizing Personnel: Outsourcing Public Sector Functions 196 15 Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action in the Public Sector 209 16 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace 225 17 Working Together: Meeting the Challenge of Workplace Diversity 238 18 The Difference That Gender Makes 256 19 Disabled or Not Disabled: How Does the Americans With Disabilities Act Affect Employment Policies? 271 20 Supplementing Common Myths With Uncommon Management: The Effective Involvement of Volunteers in Delivering Public Services 287 21 Ethics and Human Resource Management 301 Sect. 4 Reform and the Future 317 22 Problems and Prospects for Public Employee Unions and Public Managers 319 23 Facing Fundamental Challenges in Reforming Public Personnel Administration 334 24 Reforming Public Sector Human Resource Management: Best Practices From the Practitioner's View 352 25 The Reform Agenda: Where Do We Go From Here? 367 Index 379.
Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management written by Adrian Wilkinson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 955 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this SAGE Handbook builds on the success of the first by providing a fully updated and expanded overview of the field of human resource management. Bringing together contributions from leading international scholars - and with brand new chapters on key emerging topics such as talent management, engagement , e-HRM and big data - the Handbook focuses on familiarising the reader with the fundamentals of applied human resource management, while contextualizing practice within wider theoretical considerations. Internationally minded chapters combine a critical overview with discussion of key debates and research, as well as comprehensively dealing with important emerging interests. The second edition of this Handbook remains an indispensable resource for advanced students and researchers in the field. PART 01: Context of Human Resource Management PART 02: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management PART 03: Contemporary Issues
Download or read book Public Administration in Germany written by Sabine Kuhlmann and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book presents a topical, comprehensive and differentiated analysis of Germany’s public administration and reforms. It provides an overview on key elements of German public administration at the federal, Länder and local levels of government as well as on current reform activities of the public sector. It examines the key institutional features of German public administration; the changing relationships between public administration, society and the private sector; the administrative reforms at different levels of the federal system and numerous sectors; and new challenges and modernization approaches like digitalization, Open Government and Better Regulation. Each chapter offers a combination of descriptive information and problem-oriented analysis, presenting key topical issues in Germany which are relevant to an international readership.
