Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies

by Donald E. Klingner

Reflecting contemporary political and managerial realities, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the values, conflicts, political processes, and management techniques which provide the context for personnel administration in the public sector. A five-part organization covers an introduction to the world of public personnel management, planning, acquisition, development, and sanctions. For human resources personnelâ especially managers.

411 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1980

Reviews

[Amanda J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely a book to pick up only if it's required reading, but overall it's informative. I was assigned it for class, and it was the book the class was structured around. I appreciated it for its overviews and summaries, although the case studies didn't make much sense (so thankfully we didn't use them in class).

[Tim Gomez · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the worst textbooks I've ever read. I felt that I actually lost knowledge by reading this book. Written in a dense, cliche textbook narrative but lacking in any benefit of knowledge. Would not recommend this.

[Wendy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very detailed, mostly useful information, but a litle slanted to the left.