Public Personnel Management articles from September 1992

Public Personnel Management archives from September 1992

Public employers' obligation to reasonably accommodate the disabled under the Rehabilitation and Americans with Disabilities Acts. (Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
September 22, 1992... Effective July 22, 1992, the Americans with Disabilities Act, in conjunction with the Rehabilitation Act, will prohibit virtually all public employers from employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Compliance with these...

Validation strategies for physical ability testing in police and fire settings.
September 22, 1992... This paper identifies two contemporary issues within the context of selection and staffing for police and firefighting positions: (1) there is increasing litigation challenging the validity of physical ability tests in screening applicants for...

A critique of ethics laws.
September 22, 1992... Ethics laws, which prescribe and prohibit certain behavior for public officials, have been enacted in response to recent scandals in federal and state government. These laws focus on methods which include financial disclosure, defining and...

Evaluating employee assistance programs: concerns and strategies for public employers.
September 22, 1992... The growth in numbers of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) in the public sector in recent years raises questions about their effects for employers. However, effective evaluation appears to be elusive. The article examines the special issues...

Developing the learning climate in public sector training programs.
September 22, 1992... Developing the learning climate in public sector training programs requires careful attention by the public agency trainer. This article discusses the importance of the "psychological contract" to public agency trainers in the effective...

Predicting job performance from background characteristics: more evidence from the public sector.
September 22, 1992... Despite extensive research on employee selection, managers still do not have clear guidance on whether specific background characteristics predict good performance. To help clarify this issue, this study analyzed the relationships between...

They ought to know better: the incidence and correlates of inappropriate application blank inquiries.
September 22, 1992... Application blank items from 88 organizations located in the Southeast were examined for job relatedness and compliance with EEOC guidelines. The findings indicated that 100% of the application blanks contained at least two "inadvisable" items,...

The changing environment in management information systems: new roles for computer professionals and users.
September 22, 1992... Advances in information technology and perceived dissatisfaction with MIS performance is leading users to take over their own systems development work. This does not mean an end to the MIS department, but a staff rather than line responsibility...

UN personnel policies support world body's unique organizational values.
September 22, 1992... The objectives of any organization are more likely to be met when the workforce not only possesses the requisite technical competence, but also shares certain values and characteristics which are consistent with and contribute to making up the...

Developing a Theory Z culture in local government.
September 22, 1992... The concept of organizational culture became prominent during the 1980s partly because of the international success of Japanese industry. Differences between Japanese and American approaches to developing efficient and productive organizations...