Public Personnel Management (Paperback, 6 Revised edition)

Part 1:  Introdiction  1. The World of Public Personnel Management  Exercise: Values and Functions in Public Personnel Management  Case Study: Political Clearance for "Buck" Pleake  2. Doing Public HRM in the United States  Case Study: Choosing a Municipal Personnel Director  Part 2: Planning  3. Strategic Thinking about HRM  Exercise: Evaluating Your Human Resources Management System  4. The HR Role in Planning, Budgeting, Performance Management and Program Evaluation  Case Study #1: A Day In The Life Of A City Manager  Case Study #2: Privatization  Case Study #3: Between A Rock And A Hard Place  5. Defining and Organizing Work  Case Study:  Who's Most Qualified to be Minority Recruitment Director?  6. Rewarding Work: Pay and Benefits  Case Study: Reducing Unscheduled Absenteeism  Part 3 Acquisition  7. Social Equity and Diversity Management  Exercise: Equal Employment Opportunity or Affirmative Action?  Case Study #1: Social Equity vs. Employee Rights  Case Study #2: From EEO & AA to Diversity Management  8. Recruitment, Selection and Promotion  Exercise: Driving Forces of Change in Recruitment and Selection  Case Study: Information Technology Recruitment  Part 4: Development  9. Leadership and Performance in Turbulent Times  Case Study #1: Requiem for a Good Soldier  Case Study #2: Recruiting a Water Plant Technician  Exercise: Psychological Contracts  10. Training, Education and Staff Development  Case Study #1: Develop A Diversity Training Program  Case Study #2: Training Vignettes  Case Study #3: "How Should This Management Team Work Together?"  11. Performance Appraisal  Case Study: Evaluating Appraisal Instruments  12. Safety and Health  Case Study #1: Developing a Workplace AIDS Policy  Case Study #2: Workplace Violence: "In Hindsight, We Could See it Coming"  Part 5: Sanctions  13. Organizational Justice  Case Study: Juan Hernandez vs. The County  14. Collective Bargaining  Case Study: Good Management Or Bargaining In Bad Faith?