tailieunhanh - Personnel Management in Government: Politics and Process, Fifth Edition

More than 20 years have passed since the first edition of this book appeared. In 1978, public sector personnel management seemed complex but still quite straightforward. The first edition was fewer than 300 pages with a fairly simplistic structure. We began with an extensive historical section explaining the political context of personnel, which we felt had been largely ignored by the standard personnel textbooks of the time—indeed, we felt that was perhaps the most important reason for us to write a new textbook. Our history section was followed by one on the functions of personnel and separate sections on employee rights and labor relations. Our inclusion of a. | Public Administration and Public Policy 92 Personnel Management in Government Politics and Process Fifth Edition Jay M. shafritz David H. Rosenbloom Norma M. Riccucci Katherine c. Naff Albert c. Hyde The fourth edition was published as Personnel Management in Government Politics and Process Fourth Edition Revised and Expanded by Jay M. Shafritz Norma M. Riccucci David H. Rosenbloom and Albert C. Hyde. ISBN 0-8247-0504-1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Headquarters Marcel Dekker Inc. 270 Madison Avenue New York NY 10016 tel 212-696-9000 fax 212-685-4540 Eastern Hemisphere Distribution Marcel Dekker AG Hutgasse 4 Postfach 812 CH-4001 Basel Switzerland tel 41-61-261-8482 fax 41-61-261-8896 World Wide Web http The publisher offers discounts on this book when ordered in bulk quantities. For more information write to Special Sales Professional Marketing at the headquarters address above. Copyright 2001 by Marcel Dekker Inc. All Rights Reserved. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying microfilming and recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. Current printing last digit 10 987654321 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF .