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Human Resource Practices in State Government: Findings from a National Survey
Author(s) -
Selden Sally Coleman,
Ingraham Patricia Wallace,
Jacobson Willow
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/0033-3352.00130
Subject(s) - workforce , human resource management , business , government (linguistics) , human resources , resource management (computing) , state (computer science) , strategic human resource planning , resource (disambiguation) , human resource management system , state government , workforce planning , environmental resource management , knowledge management , process management , public administration , local government , political science , management , economic growth , computer science , economics , computer network , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm
What are states doing with respect to human resource practices to improve government operations? Using data collected by the Government Performance Project, this article identifies emerging trends and innovations in state personnel systems. Specifically, it provides a national comparison in the areas of personnel authority, workforce planning, selection, classification, and performance management. Results show that many states are delegating authority for personnel functions to agencies and managers, shifting their human resource missions to being more proactive and collaborative with agencies, and adopting performance management systems that integrate organizational and individual goals. In short, many states are investing considerable resources to modernize their human resource management systems.