Human Resource Management in the Public Sector

Edited by the late Ronald J. Burke, formerly Professor Emeritus, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada, Andrew J. Noblet, Professor, Deakin University, Australia and Cary Cooper, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK

’An impressive collection of authoritative treatments of major current and ongoing topics in public sector human resource management, provided by both well-established experts and up-and-coming scholars who are becoming leaders in the field. A valuable resource for courses on the topic and an important reference for scholars and those seeking to maintain expert knowledge about it.’

• Contents:1. The Importance of Human Resource Management in the Public Sector, Future Challenges and the Relevance of the Current CollectionRonald J. Burke, Amanda F. Allisey and Andrew J. NobletPART I: APPROACHES TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR2. The Distinctiveness of Human Resource Management in the Public SectorCatherine Truss 3. Human Resource Management in the Public Sector in Developing CountriesChristopher J. ReesPART II: ASSESSING AND ADDRESSING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES4. Psychosocial Risk Factors for Stress and Stress Claim Differences between the Public and Private SectorsTessa S. Bailey, Sarven S. McLinton and Maureen F. Dollard 5. Building More Supportive and Inclusive Public Sector Working Environments: A Case Study from the Australian Community Health SectorAndrew J. Noblet, Kathryn Page and Tony LaMontagne 6. Work Engagement Among Public and Private Sector DentistsArnold B. Bakker and Jari J. Hakanen 7. Emotional Labor, Job Satisfaction and Burnout: How Each Affects the OtherMary E. Guy and Meredith A. NewmanPART III: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR8. Management and Leadership Development in Public Service OrganizationsPatrick McGurk 9. Employee Turnover in Public Agencies: Examining the Extent and CorrelatesMark Bradbury, Jessica E. Sowa and J. Edward Kellough 10. Managing Human Resources in the Public Sector During Economic DownturnParbudyal Singh and Ronald J. Burke 11. Motivation, Job Satisfaction and Retention/Turnover in the Public SectorWouter Vandenabeele12. Trade Unions and Organizational Change in the Public Sector: The New Politics of Public Sector Industrial RelationsMiguel Martínez Lucio PART IV: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE13. High Performance Work Systems, Performance Management and Employee Participation in the Public SectorPauline Stanton and Karen Manning 14. Human Resource Management and Public Organizational Performance: Educational Outcomes in the NetherlandsLaurence J. O’Toole (Jr), René Torenvlied, Agnes Akkerman and Kenneth J. Meier 15. Case Study of ‘Peak Performing’ Public Sector Units and Successful Change EffortsMichela Arnaboldi and Giovanni Azzone 16. Public Sector Human Resource Management Education in the United States: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities for Performance ImprovementJared J. LlorensIndex