Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems » (3rd Edition)

James S. Bowman is professor of public administration at Florida State University. His primary area is human resource management, complemented by work in ethics and quality management. He is author of nearly 100 journal articles and book chapters as well as editor of five anthologies. Bowman co-authored, with West, Berman and Van Wart The Professional Edge (M.E. Sharpe) in 2004. He is editor-in-chief of Public Integrity, a journal of the American Society for Public Administration. Bowman also serves on the editorial boards of three other professional journals. A past National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration Fellow as well as a Kellogg Foundation Fellow, he has experience in both the military and civil service plus business.

Jonathan P. West is professor of political science and Director of the Graduate Public Administration program at the University of Miami. His research interests include human resource management, productivity, local government, and ethics. He has published six books and nearly 100 articles and book chapters. Quality Management Today: What Local Government Managers Need to Know (1995) and The Ethics Edge (1998) were published by the International City/County Management Association. His co-authored book titled, American Politics and the Environment is recently released by Addison Wesley/Longman (2002). West is Managing Editor of Public Integrity and a member of the editorial board of two other professional journals. He has experience as a management analyst working for the Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army.

Montgomery Van Wart isassociate professor and head of the Department of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida. He has written The Handbook of Training and Development for the Public Sector and Changing Public Sector Values. His research on public sector training and development, organizational change, ethics, comparative public administration, leadership, and productivity has appeared in major public administration journals.

Scholars of public administration Berman (Louisiana State U.), James S. Bowman (Florida State U.), Montgomery Van Wart (U. of Central Florida) and Jonathan P. West (U. of Miami) offer a textbook on managing human resources for students planning to become managers in public service. Among the topics are legal rights and responsibilities, recruitment, compensation, employee-friendly policies, training and development, unions and the government, and productivity. No date is noted for the first edition. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR