Practical Human Resources for Public Managers

A Case Study Approach
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-23415-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

While books that focus on the theory of managing public sector workers abound, Practical Human Resources for Public Managers, Second Edition, offers case studies drawn from real events, written with multiple possible endings, to foster in-class discussion and critical thinking. Incorporating the authors’ experiences in public and municipal management, and including case studies with no perfect solutions, mirroring what one would find in a real-world professional setting, this second edition is designed to bring public personnel management material to life for students and to offer public servants hands-on practice working through potential human resource issues in their workplaces.

This second edition incorporates recent public personnel management changes at the state and federal levels, as well as in non-profit organizations. The new case studies reflect new realities for students and practitioners, including recent Supreme Court rulings on Affirmative Action, the dismantling of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, as well as federal and state statutes in relation to interviewing candidates. The book covers the full spectrum of Human Resource responsibilities through the lens of the public sector, including recruitment, evaluating employee performance, employee retention, rewarding, and disciplinary action, benefits, legal issues, and mentorship. This second edition includes two all-new chapters on mental health in the workplace and assistance programs for employees.

Practical Human Resources for Public Managers, Second Edition is an ideal supplementary book for courses on public personnel management and public and nonprofit human resource management. It also serves as an essential casebook for public employee training courses.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Valcik, Nicolas A.

Gill, Donna B.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Equal Employment Opportunity Situations 3. Recruiting Employees 4. Selection of Employees 5. Performance Evaluations for Employees 6. Rewarding and Disciplining Employees 7. Retention and Separation of Employees 8. Mental Health and the Workplace – Risk Management 9. Programs to Assist Employees 10. Violence in the Workplace and Hostile Workplace Issues 11. Employee Benefits 12. Mentoring Employees in the Workplace 13. Negotiating with Organized Labor 14. Morale and Motivation in the Workplace and Managing Personnel through Transitions 15. Employee Rights, Protections and Programs 16. Conclusion: Trends in Human Resources Issues for Public Organizations  Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nicolas A. Valcik is currently the President and CEO of Trident 3J, L.L.C. as well as a consultant and former Managing Director of Institutional Research at Texas Tech University, USA.

Donna Gill is a Licensed Professional Counselor and owner of Life by Design Counseling Group in Dallas, Texas, with over 25 years of leadership experience in healthcare management, human resources, and operations.