Public Personnel Management articles from June 2001

Public Personnel Management archives from June 2001

Human Resources Management Perspective at the Turn of the Century.
June 22, 2001... The future of human resources management and the role of HR managers are presented in this paper. The paper presents the results of nine large reports that have been undertaken around the world. The market, demographic, social, and management...

A New Approach to Dispute Resolution in the South African Public Service.
June 22, 2001... The South African Public Service is a unique personnel corps comprising approximately 70 percent of total public sector employment. Its responsibility to ensure that the South African public is provided with high-quality goods and services, is...

Does Performance Appraisal Contribute to Heightened Levels of Employee Burnout? The Results of One Study.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... This study examines the relationship between employee perceptions of performance appraisal and both employee burnout and experienced job satisfaction in a county government. More specifically, the authors examine whether the following aspects...

Criminal Background Checks for Prospective and Current Employees: Current Practices among Municipal Agencies.
June 22, 2001... The purpose of this paper is to discuss background checks and to describe local government agencies' use of criminal background checks. Although interest in protecting one's organization or public agency from negligent hiring lawsuits is...

Negligent Hiring: The Emerging Contributor to Workplace Violence in the Public Sector.
June 22, 2001... In this era when workplaces have become "battle zones," negligent hiring is emerging as a contributing source of employer liability for violence. Public employers have been found liable for violent acts of employees both within and outside...

Mexican-American Professionals in Municipal Administration : Do They Really Lag Behind in Terms of Education, Seniority, and On-the-Job Training?(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic population in the United States. By the year 2025, they will be the single largest minority group in the country.[1] Sometimes referred to as the "sleeping giant," Americans of Mexican descent are the...

What Race Am I? The Need for Standardization in Race Question Wording.(job applications)
June 22, 2001... The goal of the current research was to compare differences in the wording and options of race and ethnic identification items currently in use on employment application forms. Researchers presented subjects with the differentially worded...

Perceived Impacts of Family Leave Policy: Do Organizational Factors Matter?(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... A pressing public management concern, as we move into the 21st century, is the ability of employees to balance their commitments to both work and family. Despite some recent studies that point toward the importance of organizational culture and...

From Welfare to Work: The Endorsement of the Money Ethic and the Work Ethic among Welfare Recipients, Welfare Recipients in Training Programs, and Employed Past Welfare Recipients.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... This is a cross-sectional study of demographic and work-related variables (the Money Ethic Factors -- Good and Evil, Achievement/Respect/Power, and Budget; and the Protestant Work Ethic, self-esteem, and locus of control) among three groups of...

Successfully Using Teams to Assist in Structural Realignments or Downsizing Initiatives.
June 22, 2001... The value of teams to the change process has been increasingly emphasized in the organizational literature over the last decade. Yet there has been little discussion of the inherent obstacles to using teams in structural realignments or...