Customer Reviews:
Nice book .......2005-09-09
almost the same as the newer addition , has all the things you ned to know about labor economics
A very interesting textbook about labor economics.......2002-08-07
I was a teaching assistant in a labor economics undergraduate course in Northwestern University that used this book. I found it very interesting and full of real-world examples and discussions. The mathematical level is simple and therefore the book is accessible also to students with only little background in mathematics or economics. The exposition is clear. About half of the problems and the review questions are solved at the end of the book, making it possible for the reader to practice and test her understanding of the material. I believe that most students can understand most of the material in the book even without taking a formal course in labor economics, and therefore I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the functioning of labor markets.
A helpful and informative book.......1999-05-06
I bought this book to use for my Labor Economics class at Cornell University. My professor, Professor Smith, is a contributor to this book and it was a wonderful supplement to the lectures. The book is filled with useful information and practical applications, so its appeal is not limited to economics students, but anyone who wishes to know more about payroll taxes, policy applications, work incentives and the like. This easy-to-understand book benefited me a lot and I would recommend its use to other courses in labor economics at other colleges and universities.
This book is too wordy, puts you to sleep.......1999-04-04
I bought this book for my economics class at Dartmouth College, but it was a horrible book. The text is wordy, verbose, too long. A lot of times, there are unnecessarily explains simple things too long. I hope all of you will find better labor economics text book.
Customer Reviews:
Great help!!!!.......2007-05-14
Very helpfull!!! made the assessment center understandable for fire officer testing as well. Thank you!!
Works.......2007-04-01
This book gives you what you need. I made the first spot on my assessment center after scoring mid range in two previous ones.
Study it and know it!!
An Assessor's Viewpoint: Excellent Information.......2007-02-20
I have had the opportunity to do a lot of assessing, and have also been a candidate for promotion. I think this book is the best I've seen for helping a candidate get inside the process, really understand it and prepare for it. It would also be useful for assessors and those who are developing an assessment center without professional help. I'm going to use it as a general reference.
This is not a book to skim, because it is jam-packed with information, without the excess white space and big margins so many of these kind of books seem to have. I would suggest reading it one time for an overview, then slowly re-reading it from the very beginning. You will miss out on a lot of good material if you skip chapters or don't read them in order.
One of the things that stands out about this book is that the author uses many footnotes, quotations, and real-life examples, which always increases the credibility of a book for me. Not only did I find useful information, I found the titles of many other books I can use. It was obviously well researched, which I thought was impressive considering that you're lucky if you find even one or two validating footnotes in most of the other books on the subject. And the behind-the-scenes stories were so true, there is no doubt she has been there and done that.
This book is not only interesting to read...it would be worth reading even if you aren't taking a test...but I thought it was inspirational. Most books on promotional processes only talk about how to get promoted. This one talks about how to be your best after you are promoted, or even if you don't make it to the top of a list. I would like to read more books by this author.
An Outsider's Perspective.......2007-02-19
First, let me give full disclosure. I have been friends with the author since High School and she dedicated this book to me. You may decide to stop reading this review now, but I think you want to hear what I say for reasons you may not suspect. If you are interested in this book there's a good chance you are in law enforcement. I'm not, but I want to offer an academic review as an outsider, and I think you just might find it helpful.
If you check my other reviews you'll see my interests lie in missiology and biblical exposition. There is no way I would have picked up a book like this off the shelf of a bookstore! But, what the heck, I felt obligated to look it over since my name was on the dedication page and Ms. Rowe had sent me a free copy. Even then, I wasn't sure I would be able to wade through such a technical topic in which I have no training. Instead, I found myself immediately absorbed. The excellent historical explanation of the assessment center concept drew me in, and then I saw how she made the history and concepts live in the context of contemporary law enforcement.
Even though I have no training in law enforcement, her writing style and logic are so clear I had no trouble following along. By the time I finished the book I was convinced that this concept has potentially powerful applications to missiology in the training and preparation of missionaries! In fact, other researchers have expressed interest in helping with this application.
Incidentally, my wife had a similar experience with Ms. Rowe's unique training style when she was invited to sit in on one of her training classes in preparation for assessment centers offered in our area. She came home absolutely enthralled with the experience. Thinking she would be completely out of place as the only non-law enforcement participant, the training style drew her in, engaged her in the role-playing, and she clearly understood both the content and the application. She not only enjoyed the experience, she found principles she could apply to her personal life and activities.
As an academic, here's what I appreciated about this work: Ms. Rowe has done her homework, providing ample and appropriate documentation as well as a very useful bibliography. Her writing style is professional, yet personally engaging and even entertaining at times. She was a 33 year law enforcement veteran. Her personal experiences in both local law enforcement and as US Marshal for Colorado, responsible for the custody of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols during their federal trials, provide for interesting illustrative material that demonstrate her ability to live out the principles she teaches. Academically, this is sound research, well-written, well-reasoned, easily accessible and applicable.
So, if you are a new officer, thinking ahead--as you should be--about your career development, if you are preparing for your next assessment center, or if you were just promoted and want to continue your professional development in law enforcement, this book will provide you with what you need. After all, if I can understand this and find ways to apply it to my totally unrelated field, imagine what it can do for you!
Now this is a source you can use.......2007-02-03
Excellent book for preparation for an assessment center for a Captain's position. Well written with useful insights and information. Much better than a previous book I purchased. Pretty much had it all except it would have been helpful to have an exercise to practice on. Otherwise it was worth every penny I spent on it.
Book Description
A comprehensive guide, this book covers employee relations and the legacy of quality and reengineering, and discussions on the growth of public personnel management in state and local sectors. The authors discuss affirmative action and equal opportunity case law, work and family issues, the Volcker Commission findings, an analysis of federal pay reform and innovative classification and compensation systems currently implemented by federal agencies, a discussion of constitutional and legal issues facing public personnel administration in areas such as AIDS and drug testing, figures and tables on collective bargaining laws and trends, and more.
Book Description
Effective human resource management is a critical function in today's public workplace. The authors have written a
Second Edition to this best seller to help readers develop key skills for success while also reminding them of the complex puzzles and paradoxes of management in the public sector.
Human Resource Management in Public Service emphasizes active learning capturing student’s interest through end-of-chapter questions and group exercises. The authors provide a selection of HRM material that primarily addresses the needs of generalist public managers while still being appropriate for those seeking an HR career. While highlighting the public service heritage, the chapters reflect the stages of the employment process from start to finish. Readers learn to effectively manage people in the essential aspects of recruitment, selection, training, legal rights and responsibilities, compensation and appraisal. Practical applications, inclusion of essential theories, tools and processes, and the lively, brief presentation of the text can be appreciated by both students and professors alike.
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Reflects changes in practice: Material in each chapter has been updated and modified to reflect changes in practice, policy, law, and scholarship in local, state, and federal sectors
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Second Edition of this award winning text is written for students and professionals in human resource management, public administration, public service, and political science.
Customer Reviews:
Human Resource Mgmt in Public Svc: (3 P's) .......2007-09-03
The Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems book arrived as promised and in mint condition.
Thank you for maintaining integrity in your reliable business with finances and shipping services.
Human Resourceful.......2007-02-07
I took a HR class where this was the required book. I thought it was well organized and informative, but was a little overkill in some parts. Overall though, I thought it was a good book with a lot of pertinent information in the HR field. You've been Bzzed! [...]
Book Description
B> Known for its engaging style and for the many current examples of human service practitioners at work, An Introduction to Human Services is one of the leading books in the introductory human services market. The book provides complete and up-to-date coverage of social welfare programs and policies, and describes how history, politics, and the economy shape the programs. A strong multicultural and social systems approach also distinguishes it from other books. An Introduction to Human Services offers a historical context of the field of human services, insights into the overall social welfare field, and concrete descriptions of how primary intervention strategies are put into daily practice in human service agencies. It also provides a well-rounded look at the many options offered in the field of human services and discusses the stresses that a human service worker will face in day-to-day work, with practical suggestions for avoiding burnout. For anyone interested in human services, sociology, psychology, or social work.
Customer Reviews:
Thank you .......2005-10-07
The delivery was great arrived right on time for class thank you soo much !
Book Description
It was poor policymaking by corporate heads that brought Lockheed and Chrysler to the brink of bankruptcy; it was the failure of top managers to respond to new market conditions in the early 1980s that led to the demise of hundreds of corporations, both large and small; and it was "quick-and-easy" decisions by Presidents Kennedy and Reagan that resulted in serious mistakes in foreign policy. Now, Irving Janis, one of the world's leading authorities on decisionmaking, presents a comprehensive analysis that shows corporate executives, government and organizational policymakers, and general managers how to avoid making critical errors and ensure quality in making vital decisions.
Using cogent evidence and illustrations from studies of top-level policymakers in government, business, and public welfare organizations, Janis shows how the likelihood of failure is substantially reduced if sound procedures of information search, appraisal, and planning are used. He alerts executives to the preconditions, precipitating events, and catalysts that create situations where the most dangerous error of decisionmaking -- relying on simplistic decision rules -- often occurs. For issues perceived as routine or unimportant, Janis contends that policymakers typically resort to a "quick-and-easy" or "seat-of-the-pants" approach to decisionmaking. When that judgment is objectively incorrect, the results can be disastrous. Similarly, critical mistakes are made by policymakers coping with problems they regard as serious when they give priority to constraints which result in failure to carry out the crucial steps of effective problemsolving.
By following the four essential steps outlined by Janis, policymakers can adopt "vigilant problem solving," the high-quality procedural strategy for arriving at policy decisions When policymakers utilize the vigilant problem solving approach, they are likely to take full account of the various constraints involved in a situation and may even seek out additional information about them. Consequently, the risk of failure, especially in critical situations, is substantially lowered.
Janis also details how executives can deal with challenging threats and opportunities and reveals what specific leadership practices are likely to improve crisis management. A profile of twenty leadership practices will help managers function as effective executives who practice and promote high-quality decisionmaking on issues that affect the vital interests of the organization. A set of seventeen characteristics for selecting the best personnel for policymaking positions is also provided to aid managers in reducing their sources of error. Janis' highly acclaimed decisionmaking strategies give a powerful advantage to managers in all kinds of organizations, from the smallest family business to the largest corporation and government agency.
Book Description
Dresang, Dennis L., Public Personnel Management and Public Policy, 4th Edition*\ The latest edition of this highly praised book retains the characteristics that have made it a success: an accessible writing style, and an abundance of practical exercises and real life case studies. With an increased inclusion of research findings, this updated text continues to elucidate policy issues and professional practice in personnel administration at every level of government-state, local, and federal.
For those interested in public personnel management and human resource administration.
Customer Reviews:
Right to Free Speech.......2003-10-02
Okay, I understand we have freedom of speech, and textbooks are another way we can use it (apparently.) However, I'd prefer not to be a captive audience to someone's blatantly biased, snotty remarks against anyone on the other side of the fence. I pay good money for my graduate degree and right now I'm wasting my time listening to barbs and zingers. If he even attempted to just present an informative textbook with a little flavoring of opinion for spice, that would be okay. Variety is the spice of life and I like to have a comfortable debate with classmates. He overseasoned the pot and has left a sour taste in my mouth! There is no room for any other view but his. I paid $70 for that? You can't say I can't read it--it's mandatory and I didn't get to preview the book before I purchased it. And some genius bought the most recent addition, too, so there were no used! What a waste. Hello, Dr Dresang, textbooks aren't a venue to print your editorials on life. You're only one man with one man's opinion. Allow a little room for others'!
Book Description
According to Fortune magazine, online journals known as blogs--short for web logs--are "a force business can't afford to ignore." With 9 million U.S. bloggers currently operating, and an astonishing 80,000 new blogs appearing daily, companies must quickly devise ways to take advantage of this new tool while protecting themselves from legal liabilities as well as critical or defamatory remarks. To complicate matters, the threats aren't all external. Consider the employee who reveals confidential company information on his personal blog. Or even the official corporate blog that misrepresents the company's finances. Blog Rules is a best-practices guide to establishing the blog-related policies and procedures businesses need. Readers will learn how to:
* legally and ethically regulate employees' personal blogs that mention the company * protect trade secrets and other proprietary information * manage the legal and business exposure associated with corporate blogs * respond swiftly and effectively to blog assaults against the company--and much more.
Customer Reviews:
Blogging, and Individual and Corporate Bloggers.......2007-05-08
The book make for an interesting read.
I found it intriguing how Nancy begins to blur the line between corporate bloggers (who bolg on their company's blogs) and individuals who also happen to be employees of companies. She points out that although corporate bloggers create a façade of independence by blogging outside work hours using personal resources, their views may be quoted as that of their employer. She elaborates on the topic in the sections on `Employee Bloggers beware: Blogging can get you fired/sued.'
One way for individuals to air their views in public would be to create explicit `Chinese wall' between their personal blogs and their professional affiliation, but this technique may not always be effective. This said, the challenges may not be as profound as the author makes them out to be:
Individuals have been writing articles, columns and books expounding their personal viewpoints, differentiating them from the "official" viewpoints of their employers by explicitly stating so. A similar protocol for blogging may begin to emerge. Until then, prudence and caution are in order while blogging.
Covers both pros and cons of the blog revolution.......2006-10-14
Nine million U.S. bloggers currently operate with some 80K new blogs appearing daily - but despite this proliferation of blogs, many businesses are missing the boat on their money-making potentials. BLOG RULES: A BUISNESS GUIDE TO MANAGING POLICY, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND LEGAL ISSUES covers both pros and cons of the blog revolution, clarifying threats, revealing opportunities, and covering both external bloggers outside the company with internal bloggers. Among the issues covered: keeping company politics and organization private, protecting confidential company information, and keeping track of the contents of official company blogs.
Diane C. Donovan
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This is the one book about blogging you need now!.......2006-08-15
If you or your company is not blogging yet... you will be very soon. There are currently over 9 million bloggers in the U.S. It takes about twenty minutes to set up your first blog in fact it is so easy and quick that about 80,000 a day are doing it.
There is no doubt that if the internet has changed doing business as we know it then blogging has changed marketing as we know. And not just a little bit, but to an extent that we are just starting to figure out.
Blogging is the most democratic of what the internet has to offer. With the right blog a person can become world famous literally over night. Suddenly authors who could not get their works published use blogs to create a following of readers large enough to get the attention of publishers who sign them to book contracts. There is the case of the young unknown New York City woman who decided to work her way through Julia Child's cookbook one recipe at a time and then create a blog about it. That young lady is now world famous with an instant bestseller to launch her writing career..
Businesses are using blogs to get closer to their customers. Their employees are using blogs to complain about those businesses. Blogs are being used to influence politics both local and especially national.
But now this virtual free for all is over, rules and regulations have come into the picture as the law has come to this "last frontier" of commerce. And with the arrival of the rules comes this down to earth easy to read" rule book" by Nancy Flynn, written in a wonderful easy to read and appreciate prose this book takes all bloggers veterans and novices alike through the peaks and valleys of blogging.
From the firsts section where Ms. Flynn describes the importance of blogging and its impact on the global marketplace to tips on how to make your blog successful, to most importantly her section on how to keep your company out of court, this book proves invaluable.
Here are some examples of the more pertinent advise you'll get from this book:
* Blog etiquette: What you can and cannot say on your blog.
* Employee bloggers beware. If you are an employee and you knock your company you can and will be found out and in the best case you will only be fired, worst case sued.
* Don't allow IT to dictate your business blog program. (personally I say don't let your IT people anywhere near your blog, or your web site for that matter. Just let them help built it, connect it and keep it running other than that do not listen to a single thing they have to say about marketing and customers. They don't have a clue they are IT people for heaven's sake!)
* The casual conversational tone of a blog is what makes it particularly dangerous. You can be sued for libel for what you say on a blog as much as you can be for printing it in a newspaper.
I have to admit that I am hooked on the whole blogging thing and that's why this book appeals to me. In the past couple of months I have purchased a whole shelf of books on the subject and Blog Rules is without question the most valuable book on the subject of blogs. If I had bought this one first, I could have saved a bunch of money and skipped buying the others.
This is the book that answers all the questions. This is without a doubt the "everything you ever wanted to know about blogs but were afraid to ask" book on the subject.
As I stated earlier, if blogging is in your future, and it is you have to have this book.
Do You Know The Business Risk of Blogs?.......2006-07-25
"The choice is simple. Be paralyzed with fear over the concept of open communications channels. or put a blog policy in place and start using these new media in a strategic way". These are the words of IBM Corporate Affairs Director Brian Doyle in Nancy Flynn's Blog Rules: A Business Guide to Managing Policy, Public Relations, and Legal Issues (2006, AMACOM, 226 pages, ISBN 0814473555 ). A specialist in e-policy development, Flynn sets out to describe the ecosystem that blogs exist in, and to lay out common sense rules for companies to follow if they want to enter the blogosphere. For the most part she succeeds, but occasionally the book falls down with an over-conservative approach, acknowledgement of a recent Forbes article without painting the whole picture of that article, and in one case, what I see as a questionable legal interpretation.
Disclaimer: I was interviewed for this book and am cited in both the acknowledgements and end notes.
Flynn starts out with a discussion of why blog rules are needed. Much like what Richard Schwartz and I wrote in "Managing the Business Risk of Blogs" in Compliance Solutions Advisor Magazine (see http://complianceadvisor.com/doc/16543 ), Flynn points out that blogging is here, is real, and presents a new kind of risk for business, while presenting opportunity as well. As such, a reference manual for managing this risk is needed. In Chapter 2, the author goes into more detail on the risks and opportunities faced by business contemplating blogs. Chapter 3 covers the strategic decision of whether to blog or not. Chapter 4 provides a self-assessment checklist.
In Part 2 of the book, Flynn covers legal risks and regulatory rules. Perhaps the most important discussion in this part centers on the topic of blogs as business records. This part also covers potential legal headaches, issues of protecting confidential information, as well as best practices for public companies/regulated firms. In part 3. she covers blog rules, policy and the importance of communication. Part 4 deals with content management issues, discussions on how to handle comments, and comment spam. Part 5 covers employee rights and termination issues. Part 6 covers public relations issues, including positioning of the CEO as an opinion leader. Part 7 goes on to discuss the importance of reputation management in the blogosphere. Part 8 presents cases studies from and interview with IBM and Edelman Worldwide.
What I Liked About the Book
Of all of the 4 books I have by Flynn, this is by far the best. She has conducted extensive research, and presents the information in an easy to read, easily digestible format. She lays out what she see as the risks and how best to address them.
What I Did Not Like About the Book
At times, the author takes an ultra-conservative view towards the risk management, advocating that all postings be reviewed by legal experts and that all comments be screened before posting. Doing this puts no trust in the employees and destroys the open discussion nature that blogs are intended to be. The author also has taken a very interesting interpretation on the safe-harbor act of the DMCA, quoting two lawyers. I disagree with what is written there, but do have an email and phone call into one of the lawyers for clarification/further discussion. Finally, she makes use of the Forbes magazines "Attack of the Blogs" article, choosing only to address one part of the article, without discussing the bigger context of much of the article.
Who Should Read This Book?
Anyone in any company that is considering starting blogs. internally or externally. Despite the drawbacks I have pointed out, it is a very easy to use reference to get started in addressing the business opportunities and risks of blogging.
The Scorecard
Birdie on a Short Par 4
Book Description
Written expressly for the text by leading scholars, all of the articles are either new to this edition or substantially revised. Each article focuses on specific–often controversial–issues, such as: the continuing debate over affirmative action and diversity; global developments in HR; managing HR in the post-9/11 era; HR challenges in the Third Sector; and the treatment of gays and lesbians in public sector workforces.
Customer Reviews:
Book addresses hot public personnel management topics.......2001-08-30
The editor of this textbook (and contributor) was also the individual who taught the class for which I used this book. Some topics addressed include sexual harrassment in the workplace, changes in the union climate in the public workforce, TQM, issues of diversity,and the merit system and its impact on the quality of the workforce. This is a good introductory book which gives broad, general insight into - as the book's title suggests - "current concerns, future challenges."
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