Human Capital

Human Capital
Author: Robert Goldenkoff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2014-10-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781457857270

In 2013, about 1.6 million employees (about 80% of the government's civilian white-collar workforce) were covered by the General Schedule (GS) classification system -- the federal government's system for defining and organizing federal positions, primarily to assign rates of pay. Almost since its inception in 1949, questions have been raised about the ability of the GS system to keep pace with the evolving nature of government work. This report examined: (1) the attributes of a modern, effective classification system and how the GS system compares with the modern systems' attributes; (2) trends in agencies and occupations covered by the GS system and the pay difference for selected alternative systems; and (3) the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) administration and oversight of the GS system. Figures. This is a print on demand report.

Human Capital

Human Capital
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2017-12-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781981783328

HUMAN CAPITAL: OPM Needs to Improve the Design, Management, and Oversight of the Federal Classification System

Human Capital Opm Needs to Improve the Design, Management, and Oversight of the Federal Classification System

Human Capital Opm Needs to Improve the Design, Management, and Oversight of the Federal Classification System
Author: United States Government Accountability
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2015-06-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781511439800

The GS classification system is a mechanism for organizing work, notably for the purposes of determining pay, based on a position's duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements, among other things. The GS system was created by the Classification Act of 1949 and was later codified in Title 5 of the U.S. Code. The origins of the GS system can be traced to the 1880s when merit replaced political patronage as the method of filling federal jobs. Classification was seen as a necessary first step in the equitable treatment of applicants and employees.

Human Capital, OPM Needs to Improve the Design, Management, and Oversight of the Federal Classification System

Human Capital, OPM Needs to Improve the Design, Management, and Oversight of the Federal Classification System
Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2014
Genre: Civil service
ISBN:

"GAO's analysis of subject matter specialists' comments, related literature, and interviews with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) officials identified a number of important characteristics for a modern, effective classification system, which GAO consolidated into eight key attributes. GAO's analysis shows that in concept the current General Schedule (GS) classification system's design incorporates several key attributes including internal and external equity, transparency, simplicity, and rank in position. However, as OPM implemented the system, the attributes of transparency, internal equity, simplicity, flexibility, and adaptability are reduced. This occurs, in part, because some attributes are at odds with one another so fully achieving one attribute comes at the expense of another. Thus, OPM, working with its stakeholders, is challenged to determine how best to optimize each attribute."--

Human Capital, Opm Needs to Improve the Design, Management, and Oversight of the Federal Classification System

Human Capital, Opm Needs to Improve the Design, Management, and Oversight of the Federal Classification System
Author: Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2017-07-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781973977001

"Almost since its inception in 1949, questions have been raised about the ability of the GS system-the federal government's classification system for defining and organizing federal positions-to keep pace with the evolving nature of government work. GAO was asked to review the GS classification system. This report examined: (1) the attributes of a modern, effective classification system and how the GS system compares with the modern systems' attributes; (2) trends in agencies and occupations covered by the GS system and the pay difference for selected alternative systems; and (3) OPM's administration and oversight of the GS system. GAO analyzed personnel data from 1988 to 2013, conducted a literature review, compared legislation to OPM procedures, and interviewed subject matter specialists and OPM officials, selected to represent public policy groups, government employee unions, and academia, among others. "

Public Administration and Public Affairs

Public Administration and Public Affairs
Author: Nicholas Henry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 991
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1315530511

Public Administration and Public Affairs demonstrates how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. Providing a comprehensive, accessible and humorous introduction to the field of Public Administration, this text is designed specifically for those with little to no background in the field. Now in its 13th edition, this beloved book includes: Engaging, timely new sections designed to make students think, such as "Why Are So Many Leaders Losers?" and "Even Terrorists Like Good Government" Comparisons throughout of the challenges and opportunities found in the nonprofit sector vs. the public sector (sections such as "The Dissatisfied Bureaucrat, the Satisfied Nonprofit Professional?") Extensive new material on e-governance, performance management, HRM, intersectoral and intergovernmental administration, government contracting, public budgeting, and ethics. The 13th edition is complete with an Instructor’s Manual, Testbank, and PowerPoint slides for instructors, as well as Learning Objectives and Self-test Questions for students, making it the ideal primer for public administration/management, public affairs, and nonprofit management courses.

Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance
Author: Ali Farazmand
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 13623
Release: 2023-04-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3030662527

This global encyclopedic work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration, public policy, governance, and management. Written and edited by leading international scholars and practitioners, this exhaustive resource covers all areas of the above fields and their numerous subfields of study. In keeping with the multidisciplinary spirit of these fields and subfields, the entries make use of various theoretical, empirical, analytical, practical, and methodological bases of knowledge. Expanded and updated, the second edition includes over a thousand of new entries representing the most current research in public administration, public policy, governance, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, and management covering such important sub-areas as: 1. organization theory, behavior, change and development; 2. administrative theory and practice; 3. Bureaucracy; 4. public budgeting and financial management; 5. public economy and public management 6. public personnel administration and labor-management relations; 7. crisis and emergency management; 8. institutional theory and public administration; 9. law and regulations; 10. ethics and accountability; 11. public governance and private governance; 12. Nonprofit management and nongovernmental organizations; 13. Social, health, and environmental policy areas; 14. pandemic and crisis management; 15. administrative and governance reforms; 16. comparative public administration and governance; 17. globalization and international issues; 18. performance management; 19. geographical areas of the world with country-focused entries like Japan, China, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Russia and Eastern Europe, North America; and 20. a lot more. Relevant to professionals, experts, scholars, general readers, researchers, policy makers and manger, and students worldwide, this work will serve as the most viable global reference source for those looking for an introduction and advance knowledge to the field.