Includes index. Klingner, D. E., Nalbandian, J., & Llorens, J. (2010). Public personnel management : Contexts and strategies (6th ed.). New York : Longman.

Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The World of Public Personnel Management -- Chapter 2: Doing Public HRM in the United States -- Part II: Planning -- Chapter 3: Thinking Strategically about HRM -- Chapter 4: The HR Role in Policy, Budget, Performance Management, and Program Evaluation -- Chapter 5: Defining and Organizing Work -- Chapter 6: Rewarding Work: Pay and Benefits -- Part III: Acquisition -- Chapter 7: Social Equity and Diversity Management -- Chapter 8: Recruitment, Selection, and Promotion -- Part IV: Development -- Chapter 9: Leadership and Employee Performance -- Chapter 10: Training, Education, and Staff Development -- Chapter 11: Performance Appraisal -- Chapter 12: Safety and Health -- Part V: Sanctions -- Chapter 13: Organizational Justice -- Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining -- Index.

Distinguished by its coherent values perspective, Public Personnel Management focuses on the conflicts, political processes, and management techniques that provide the context for personnel administration in the public sector.