Appropriate Courses Public Personnel Management, Human Resource Administration.
Features Includes coverage of issues relating to state and local as well as federal government.
The discussion of personnel administration is rooted in public policy issues. Most chapters include exercises and cases to help students apply PPM concepts to real world situations. To This Edition Incorporates the most recent research in the fields of public personnel management, public administration, and industrial psychology. Expanded coverage of work environment and quality of life issues that affect both the productivity of today s diverse workforce and general health, safety, and morale of workers. Analyzes privacy rights of employees as they are threatened by technological developments such as computer monitoring and genetic testing.