6th Edition

Personnel Management in Government Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations

By Dennis L. Dresang Copyright 2017
386 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

386 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The long-awaited new edition of this highly praised text includes full coverage of policy issues and professional practice in nonprofit organizations, as well as at federal, state, and local levels of government. Retaining its accessible writing style, this sixth edition: examines the latest management theories (such as employee engagement and motivation) and current issues including... Read more

Part 1: Introduction

Chapter One: Introduction: Personnel Management in Government Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations

Part 2: Public Policies for Personnel Management in Government Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations

Chapter Two: The Development of the Merit System

Chapter Three: Ethics, Rights, and Responsibilities

Chapter Four: Diversity

Chapter Five: Productivity

Chapter Six: Organization for Personnel Management

Part 3: Organizational Needs

Chapter Seven: Succession Planning

Chapter Eight: Position Analysis and Job Evaluation

Chapter Nine: Performance Evaluation

Chapter Ten: Selecting Employees

Part IV: Employee Needs

Chapter Eleven: Employee Training and Development

Chapter Twelve: Health and Safety

Chapter Thirteen: Discipline and Dismissal

Chapter Fourteen: Compensation

Chapter Fifteen: Collective Bargaining

Part 5: Conclusion

Chapter Sixteen: Summary and Conclusions

Appendix: General Sources in Personnel Management

Biography

Dennis L. Dresang is Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Political Science and founding director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is author of The Public Administration Workbook, 8e (Routledge, 2017).