Personnel Management in Government Politics and Process 8th Edition by Norma Riccucci, Katherine Naff, Madinah Hamidullah 1138338044 9781138338043

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Author: Norma M. Riccucci, Katherine C. Naff, Madinah F. Hamidullah

With over 20 million people on its payroll, the government is the largest employer in the country. Managing people who do the nation’s work is of critical importance to politicians, government leaders, and citizens alike. Personnel Management in Government: Politics and Process, eighth edition, examines the progress and innovations that public personnel professionals are making to address changes in the political, legal, and managerial environment of government. It provides students with a comprehensive understanding of human resource management within its historical and political context in the public sector. A number of new developments are addressed in the eighth edition, including discussion of: Human resource management in nonprofit organizations in an all-new, dedicated chapter Current and future challenges to recruitment and hiring, including the use of social media in recruitment Privatization and contracting out The rise of employment “at will” policies Digital technology or “digitalization” in HRM and the need to enhance cybersecurity Managing performance with human capital analytics Increased reliance on telework States’ attacks on public sector labor unions HRM changes under the Trump administration Since publication of the first edition in 1977, Personnel Management in Government has addressed issues not yet considered mainstream, but that have proven central to the development of the field over time. This long-standing but no less innovative textbook is required reading for all students of public, government, and non-profit personnel management.

Table of contents:

Part I The History and Environment of Public Personnel Management
1 Civil Service Reform Through the Lens of History
Prologue: President Garfield’s Assassination and the Origins of the Merit System
Historical Perspective: Enter the Spoils System
Motivation for Civil Service Reform
Pendleton Act of 1883
The Next 90 Years
Reforming the Civil Service
Aftermath of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
Modernization as Reform
The National Performance Review and Federal Workforce Restructuring
Civil Service Reform During the Bush Administration
Civil Service in the Obama Years
Donald Trump’s War on the “Deep State”
State and Local Institutional Arrangements: A History in Parallel
Civil Service Reform and the Limits of the Commission Format
Civil Service Reform at the State Level
Cases
Bibliography

2 The Legal Framework of Public Personnel Management
The Employment Relationship and the Evolution of Private and Public Sector Personnel Management
Evolution of At-Will and for Cause Employment Relationships
Redefining the Public Sector for Just Cause Discipline or Removal Standard
The Emergence of Public Service Model and the Constitutional Rights of Public Employees
Freedom of Expression: Nonpartisan Speech
Political Neutrality
Freedom of Association
The Right to a Hearing
Liberty
Equal Protection
Workplace Investigation and the Constitution
Statutory Modifications of the Employment At-Will Doctrine: Mandates on Public and Private Employers
Conclusion: Know Your Law
Cases
Bibliography

Part II The Processes of Human Resource Management
3 Human Resources Planning
Importance of Workforce Planning
Workforce Planning in an Era of Fiscal Consolidation
Recent Trends in Workforce Planning
Workforce Planning at the Organizational Level
Forecasting Human Resources Supply
Forecasting Organizational Demands
Workforce Planning in the Age of Cybersecurity
Strategic Human Resources Planning: Future Prospects
Bibliography

4 Classification and Compensation
Evolution of Position Classification: The Ascendancy of Scientific Management
The Triumph of Techniques Over Purpose
Behaviorist Critique and Response
Reform Initiative of the 1990s—Broadbanding
Pay Administration in Government
Federal Pay Reform in the 1990s
Alternative Methods for Increasing Pay
Compensation Reform in the Twenty-First Century: Pay-for-Performance Redux
New Technologies: Digital Employee Management
The Great Pay Comparability Debate
State and Local Classification and Compensation Developments
Bibliography

5 Pensions and Benefits in Public Sector Employment
A Brief History of Pensions in the Public Sector
Pensions and Public Pension Systems: Concepts and Numbers
Public Sector Retirement Systems
The Hybrid Pension Model: Looking at the U.S. Federal Government
The Finances of Public Sector Pensions
State Legislation Action: The Push for Retrenchment
Legal Battlefield of Public Pensions
Health Benefits: The Last Frontier
Bibliography

6 Recruitment and Selection
Importance of Public Employment
Recruitment
Social Media Recruiting
Recruitment Incentives
Testing and Selection
The U.S. Supreme Court and Employee Selection
Development of the Uniform Guidelines
Examinations and Validation: A Closer Look
Next Step After Hiring: Onboarding
Personal Rank Versus Position Rank
Federal Hiring Reform
Increased Reliance on Telework
Public Service Motivation
Cases
Bibliography

7 Performance Management
Performance Management Cycle
Planning
Monitoring
Developing
Rating
Rewarding
Training and Development
Performance Appraisal
Traditional Approach to Performance Appraisal
Alternatives to the Traditional Performance Appraisal: Competency-Based Approaches and the 360-Degree Appraisal
Rewarding Performance
Employee Engagement
Addressing Poor Performance
Managing Performance With Human Capital Analytics
Some State and Local Government Perspectives on Merit Pay
Glossary
Bibliography

Part III Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Diversity in Government
8 Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Diversity in Government
Abuses of the Past
Development of Equal Employment Opportunity
Legal Aspects of Affirmative Action
Managerial Aspects of Affirmative Action
Developing a Plan
Monitoring the Plan
Nature of Unequal Treatment in Today’s Workplace
Stereotypes
Glass Ceilings, Walls, and Floors
Subjective Discrimination
Other Disparities
The Power of Subtle Differences
Sexual Harassment
#MeToo and #TimesUp Movements
Pay Equity and Comparable Worth
Gender Pay Gap: Causes and Cures
Legal and Judicial Developments Around Comparable Worth
Additional Equal Employment Opportunity Concerns
Age Discrimination
Family Responsibilities Discrimination
Disability Discrimination
Discrimination Against Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgendered, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Persons
Discrimination Based on HIV/AIDS
Future of EEO and Affirmative Action
Cases
Bibliography

9 Diversity in the Workforce
Workforce 2020
Importance of a Representative Bureaucracy
Active and Passive Representation
Social Equity
Strategies for Greater Inclusion
Change Organizational Structures and Work Processes
Leadership and Accountability
Ensuring Effective Communication and Feedback
Reorienting Personnel Policies and Processes
Recruitment and Selection Practices
Performance Appraisals, Awards, and Development
Work Arrangements and Benefits
Data Collection and Training
Cultural Competency
Diversity Measures Beyond the Organization
Bibliography

Part IV Labor Relations in Government
10 Labor–Management Relations
Development of Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
Differences Between the Public and Private Sectors
Adapting Collective Bargaining for the Public Sector
Nuts and Bolts of Organizing
What Are the Typical Criteria for Bargaining Unit Determination?
Unit Determination
Supervisors
Scope of Bargaining
Impasse Resolution
Strikes
Union’s Role in Grievance Procedures
Labor–Management Cooperation
Labor–Management Relations in the Federal Sector
Early History
Early Change
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
Labor–Management Partnerships and the National Performance Review
Federal Labor Reforms in the Twenty-First Century
State and Local Arrangements
Recent Retrenchment
Conclusion
Glossary of Federal Sector Labor–Management Relations Terms
Cases
Bibliography

11 Managing Human Resources for Nonprofits
Comparing Human Resource Management in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
Legal Environment
Recruiting and Hiring Employees
Employee Motivation
Compensation
Poor Performance and Discipline
Labor Management Relations
Working With Volunteers
Boards of Directors
Overseeing Executive Performance and Compensation
Succession Planning
Diversity in Nonprofits
Bibliography

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