Public Personnel Administration

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Public Personnel Administration is written by N. Joseph Cayer and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0534618669 (ISBN 10) and 9780534618667 (ISBN 13).

This textbook stresses the relationship between the practice of managing public employees and the social context shaping the practice. Chapters discuss the contemporary administrative environment, the history of public administration, personnel system design, specific techniques, staffing, motivation and productivity, the rights and duties of public workers, labor relations, workplace diversity, and current challenges. Cayer teaches public affairs at Arizona State University. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).