Human Resource Management in Government: A South African Perspective on theories, politics and processes 3e

Product Details:
Author(s):
van der Westhuizen, C ,
Ferreira, G ,
Grobler, A ,
Khan, S ,
Malefane, S ,
Lues, L ,
Stone, R ,
Vermeulen, L and
Phago, K
Year Published:
2024
Edition
3rd
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
Human Resource Management in Government: A South African perspective on theories, politics and Processes 3e explores the many facets of the employment relationship within government institutions. These activities include strategic employment processes, such as talent management, trade union interactions; human resource governance (metrics); and the future of human resource management.
Key features in the second edition include:
the latest local and international applied research and practice.
insight into the public human resource management functions.
best practices in talent management.
trends and best practices in human resource management in the public sector in other African and developing countries.
topical and current information that encourages continuous self-evaluation; and an interactive structure with activities, questions, research reports and the latest court decisions related to the HR field; and
three new themes were added to this edition to make the book even more relevant to the reader, namely the influence of the 4th Industrial revolution, green demands on the public employer and decolonisation.
Written by a team of experienced and emerging authors with up-to-date views and covering current research projects, Human Resource Management in Government: A South African Perspective on Theories, Politics and Processes 3e is indispensable for all public managers, HR specialists, corporate strategists, trade unions, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate Public Administration and Management students
 
Content
Part 1: Context and theoretical overview 
Chapter 1: General introduction 
Chapter 2: Theoretical perspectives
Part 2: Strategising and planning 
Chapter 3: Green human resource management
Chapter 4: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and human resource management
Chapter 5: Workforce planning
Part 3: Obtaining suitable talent 
Chapter 6: Equalising opportunities by means of affirmative action
Chapter 7: Talent management: Recruitment, selection and appointment
Part 4: Performance and career development 
Chapter 8: Appraising and managing employees’ performance in the public service
Chapter 9: Career management
Chapter 10: Reflections on learning programmes
Part 5: Compensating and caring 
Chapter 11: Compensation in the public sector
Chapter 12: Establishing and maintaining wellness
Part 6: Employment relations 
Chapter 13: Understanding and managing employment relations
Chapter 14: Terminating the services of employees
Part 7: Future of human resource management 
Chapter 15: Role of political leadership in a dynamic and changing human resource environment
Chapter 16: Human resource management in the developed and developing world
Chapter 17: Decolonisation and human resource management
Chapter 18: Human resource governance
Interest / Benefit to
Public Managers
HR Specialists
Corporate strategists
Trade unions
Undergraduate and postgraduate in Public Administration and
Management students