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The People Factor : Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service /

"Presents a blueprint for reinvigorating the public sector based on 'The People Factor.' Shows why the U.S. personnel system needs reform, revealing the high price of inaction. Lays out specific steps to achieve the necessary gains, focusing on implementing 'best practices'...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bilmes, Linda
Autres auteurs: Gould, W. Scott, 1957-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1. Strengthening public service
  • 1. A call to arms : why the federal workforce must become a national priority
  • 2. The power of strategic human capital : lessons from the private sector
  • 3. The people factor in government
  • Part II. Investing in public service
  • 4. Leadership in the public sector
  • 5. Why organizational structure is important
  • 6. Achieving excellence in human resources
  • 7. Training
  • 8. Managing performance
  • Part III. Enacting public service reform
  • 9. A job for the President : engaging stakeholders to reform public service
  • 10. Funding the transition program
  • 11. Concluding observations on public service reforms
  • Appendixes.
  • A. Survey of college juniors and seniors : attitudes toward working for the public and private sectors
  • B. Summary of laws, reforms, and key demonstration projects and test cases pertaining to the civil service
  • C. List of interviewees
  • D. Sample of federal job announcement
  • E. The history of personnel reform
  • F.U.S. government merit principles
  • Notes
  • Index
  • The authors.