Human resource management in public service : paradoxes, processes, and problems / Evan M. Berman [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Effective human resource management is a critical function in today's public workplace, and this book provides students and practitioners with the tools to succeed in public sector management.

Preface -- Acknowledgements-Introduction -- Part 1: Context and Challenges -- Part 2: Legal Rights and Responsibilities: Laws Governing the Workplace -- Part 3: Processes and Skills: From Start to Finish -- Part 4: Selection: From Civil Service Commissions to Decentralized Decision Making -- Part 5: Position Management: Judicious Plan or Jigsaw Puzzle? -- Part 6: Motivation: Possible, Probable or Impossible? -- Part 7: Compensation: Vital, Visible, and Vicious -- Part 8: Employee-Friendly Policies: Fashionable, Flexible, and Fickle -- Part 9: Training, Learning, and Development: Exploring New Frontiers -- Part 10: Appraisal: A Process in Search of a Technique -- Part 11: Unions and the Government: Protectors, Partners, and Punishers -- Part 12: collective Bargaining: Structures, Strategies, and Skills -- Conclusion: The Future as Opportunity, Not Destiny -- Glossary -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Authors.