The Human Factor in Governance [electronic resource] : Managing Public Employees in Africa and Asia /
McCourt, W.author.
This book explores the ways governments manage public employees in developing countries, and how this in turn impacts on the success of national development and governance strategies. It presents seven in-depth case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia and proposes ways forward for Human Resource Management in developing countries.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction: The Human Factor in Governance; 2 HRM as Downsizing: From Cost to Strategy; 3 Mauritius: Economic Growth and Strategic Human Resource Management; 4 Tanzania: Laws and Institutions; 5 Morocco: The Politics of HRM; 6 Swaziland: Political Commitment; 7 Sri Lanka: Political Patronage; 8 Malaysia: History and Path Dependence; 9 Namibia: The Human Resource Crisis in Health in Africa; 10 Conclusion: Improving HRM in Developing Country Governance; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-261) and indexes.
This book explores the ways governments manage public employees in developing countries, and how this in turn impacts on the success of national development and governance strategies. It presents seven in-depth case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia and proposes ways forward for Human Resource Management in developing countries.
Personnel management.
Management.
Human Resource Management.
Management.