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Motivational strategies for public managers: The budgetary belt-tightening precipitated by the recession has placed renewed emphasis on the importance of employee motivation.(Brief Article)

Government Finance Review

| April 01, 2002 | Christensen, Peter | COPYRIGHT 2002 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

There is pleasure in using valued skills and abilities. This propensity is a basic asset, an ally of productivity.

Ellen Doree Rosen

Improving Public Sector Productivity

A recent newspaper article reported that declining revenues in one state are threatening to undermine the morale of state employees, who face possible layoffs and little or no pay increases in the next budget year. (1) After nearly a decade of revenue growth and budget surpluses, the recent recession has sparked a new round of fiscal austerity among state and local governments. Not surprisingly, staffing levels and employee compensation and benefits have attracted close scrutiny ...

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