TY - BOOK AU - Berman,Evan M. TI - Human resource management in public service: paradoxes, processes, and problems SN - 0761917535 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - JF1601 .H86 2001 U1 - 352.6 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Civil service KW - Personnel management KW - Local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Public service heritage : context, continuity and change -- Legal rights and responsibilities : doing the right thing right -- Recruitment : from passive posting to head-hunting -- Selection : from civil service commissions to decentralized decision making -- Position management : judicious plan or jigsaw puzzle? -- Compensation : vital, visible, and vicious -- Family-friendly policies : fashionable, flexible, and fickle -- Training and development : creating learning organizations -- Appraisal : a process in search of a technique -- Unions and the government : protectors, partners, and punishers --Quality and productivity management in the 21st century : continuous improvement ER -