Research Handbook on HRM in the Public Sector

Research Handbook on HRM in the Public Sector
Author: Bram Steijn
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2021-12-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781789906615

Bringing together over 50 leading global experts, this Research Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of research findings regarding Human Resource Management (HRM) in the public sector. Original chapters provide useful insights from two different disciplines: public administration and human resource management. They illustrate that the public context of organisations matters and discuss research findings detailing how this plays out in practice. Divided into five distinct parts, this Research Handbook covers the key areas of strategic HRM, the HRM cycle, HRM and the outcomes, linking mechanisms in the HRM value chain as well as HRM and context. Providing crucial information, the editors and contributors examine the main future challenges for HRM in public organisations and provide extensive knowledge across different areas for future research. This engaging Research Handbook will be an excellent resource for scholars in public administration as well as HRM practitioners and scholars with interests in the public contexts and how this affects HRM. It will also provide obligatory reading for advanced students to understand the distinctiveness of HRM in public organisations.

Research Handbook on HRM in the Public Sector

Research Handbook on HRM in the Public Sector
Author: Steijn, Bram
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2021-12-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1789906628

Bringing together over fifty leading global experts, this Research Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of research findings regarding Human Resource Management (HRM) in the public sector. Original chapters provide useful insights from two different disciplines: public administration and HRM. They illustrate that the public context of organisations matters and discuss research findings detailing how this plays out in practice.

Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management

Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management
Author: Chris Brewster
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 681
Release: 2018-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1784711136

This second, updated and extended edition of the Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management draws on the work of many of the world’s leading researchers in the field to present the state of the art to scholars, students and practitioners. The Handbook provides a detailed focus on the theoretical underpinnings of Comparative HRM, on comparative studies of specific areas of HRM practice and on the unique features of HRM in all the main regions of the world.

Handbook of Human Resources Management in Government

Handbook of Human Resources Management in Government
Author: Stephen E. Condrey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 842
Release: 2005-04-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780787977153

In this thoroughly updated edition of a classic reference, Stephen E. Condrey brings together leading experts in public administration and HR management to detail how you can: Move beyond your often limited problem-solving role as an HR manager and demonstrate how you can play a more strategic role in your organization. Deal with crucial issues such as diversity, EEO regulations and other legal issues, compensation, sexual harassment, and performance appraisal. Expand your ability to maximize productivity, efficiency, and employee satisfaction. Develop budgets, use volunteers, and employ consultants. Also included with purchase is a free supplemental on-line Instructor's Manual. Order your copy now!

Research Handbook on Line Managers

Research Handbook on Line Managers
Author: Keith Townsend
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2022-11-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1839102748

This timely Research Handbook brings together 24 chapters with a wide range of different theoretical perspectives, empirical research, and innovative thought provoking ideas relating to an area of organisation and management that has been neglected for many decades – line managers.

Care Homes in a Turbulent Era

Care Homes in a Turbulent Era
Author: Komla Dzigbede
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2023-08-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1800379714

This scholarly Research Handbook captures key observations and analyses within the field of public financial management. It offers much-needed insights into possible future research ventures while presenting contemporary summaries of past studies in this ever-evolving field.

Research Handbook on Motivation in Public Administration

Research Handbook on Motivation in Public Administration
Author: Stazyk, Edmund C.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2022-03-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1789906806

This cutting-edge Research Handbook brings together international scholars to provide a comprehensive overview of motivation within and beyond the field of public administration. Discussing the implications of contemporary research for theory and practice, it offers suggestions for the development of future research in the field.

Research Handbook on E-Government

Research Handbook on E-Government
Author: Welch, Eric W.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2021-10-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1786437252

E-government is an increasingly well-established and wide-ranging field, in which there has been an explosion of new technologies, applications, and data resulting in new challenges and opportunities for e-government research and practice. This Research Handbook advances research in the field of e-government by first recognizing its roots and documenting its growth and progress. It investigates the advent and implications of new technologies, and structures the content around core topics of service, management, engagement and access. Two additional sections examine the role of e-government in developing countries and smart cities.

Research Handbook on Public Management and COVID-19

Research Handbook on Public Management and COVID-19
Author: Helen Dickinson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2024-02-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1802205950

Following the extensive global impact of COVID-19, this forward-looking Research Handbook examines the pandemic from a public management perspective, exploring the roles and responses of public managers and considering how public organisations will be reshaped in the future.

Public Management and Governance

Public Management and Governance
Author: Tony Bovaird
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2023-09-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000951863

Public Management and Governance is the leading text in international public management and governance and an ideal introduction to all aspects of this field. It combines rigorous insight from pre-eminent scholars around the world with a clear structure and supportive, thoughtful, and intuitive pedagogy. This revised and updated fourth edition responds to the significant changes in the external environment, as well as the field itself. It includes six new chapters covering aspects of increasing importance: Public management and governance developments in non-OECD countries Risk and resilience Innovation in public management and governance Digital public management Digital public governance Behavioural approaches to public policy Throughout the new edition, there is a wealth of new content on emergent topics such as collaborative leadership, diversity and inclusion, complexity theory and evidence-informed policy. Each chapter is supplemented with discussion questions, group and individual exercises, case studies and recommendations on further reading; this edition also includes more international cases. This highly respected text is an essential resource for all students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in public management, public administration, government, and public policy as well as for policymakers and practitioners seeking an up-to-date guide to the field.