Publications
Application of Competency Frameworks in HRM: the Case of Montenegro
Brief description
This case study illuminates good practices adopted by the public human resource management system of Montenegro, using a competency framework for the selection and recruitment of senior management staff in the state administration and for the heads of public authorities. In doing this, it also describes the transitioning of the public human resource system of Montenegro towards competency-based employment processes and competency-based performance evaluation cycles.
Public Management in the 21st Century
Brief description
This publication is a review of public management practices, highlighting the different systems that influenced public administration organisation and structure over the past decades. It starts with the traditional model of public administration, the dominant system for the first eight decades of the 20th Century.
Compensation Practices in the U.S. Governments: A Review of Federal, State, and Local Government Practices
Brief description
This report reviews compensation practices at the federal, state, and local levels of the United States governmental institutions that play a variety of roles, and which are mostly staffed by public servants.1 For example, the federal government provides some educational oversight and resource assistance, but the vast majority of education spending and employment is at the local school district, generally, a single, special-purpose form of local government.
Stewardship and Public Service: An Introduction
Brief description
The concept of stewardship encapsulates the perennial mission of the public service; the preservation of the long-term capability of state institutions to act for the greater public good, including the responsible care of public resources. It neatly summarises the fundamental purpose of the public service and public servants: striving to address the long-term concerns for their fellow citizens and for their country, by nurturing the inherited legacy of the past, and by clarifying different alternatives, adopting the best possible options for the coming years.
Public Sector Compensation: A Comparative Review
Brief description
Contemporary public sector remuneration systems have been mostly developed in a very different era and they have not practically changed much over the past five or six decades. They are all very similar in many ways as they are based on similar principles, however considerable differences also exist across systems, as the mix and balance of the elements included in the total compensation package vary from country to country.
Securing Talent for Civil Service: Contemporary HRM Practices for Recruitment, Selection, and Promotion
Brief description
Human resource management and personnel administration are undoubtedly vital components of public administration entities, as they are necessary for engaging the appropriate individuals. Hence, securing appropriate talent is a primary goal of public administrations’ human resources management and personnel administration organisations.
