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Human Resources Management in the Public Sector

✍ Scribed by Marilyn K. Gowing; Mary Lou Lindholm

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 187 KB
Volume: 41
Category: Article
ISSN: 0090-4848
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.10041

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This is the lead article for a special issue on “Human Resources Management in the Public Sector.”
The article describes how the special issue came about and presents a number of governmental initiatives
spearheaded by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, corporate HR for the federal government. This issue also
showcases one state and one municipal government with award‐winning HR departments. The special issue
highlights the empirical research supporting government competency models, innovative assessments, and surveys of
organizational culture and customer satisfaction. With nearly two million civilian employees, the federal
government is the largest employer in the country. This is a success story! © 2002 Wiley Periodicals,
Inc.

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