{"title":"Jared J. Llorens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJared J. Llorens\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the dynamics of public administration and workforce management within the political sphere. His work, such as \u003cem\u003ePublic Personnel Management\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the complex relationships between government institutions and the people who serve within them, illuminating key challenges and strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the crossroads of politics, policy, and organisational behaviour will find Llorens's books both informative and thought-provoking. His contributions provide a nuanced understanding of public sector management, essential for students, practitioners, and anyone invested in current affairs and governance.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"public-personnel-management-by-jared-j-llorens-9781138281189","title":"Public Personnel Management","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow in a thoroughly revised 7th edition, \u003ci\u003ePublic Personnel Management\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the critical issues and common processes in the management of public sector personnel. In keeping with prior editions, the text centres on the core processes within public human resource management: strategic workforce planning, effective recruitment and retention, workforce development, and employee relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned to further address the ways in which expectations for human resource managers have changed and developed in recent years, the 7th edition includes several new features and improvements:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSubstantially restructured, updated, and additional case studies and student exercises.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCoverage of how the field of Public HRM has been influenced by the two most recent national recessions, economic downturns at the state and local level, privatization and contracting trends at all levels of government, the growing presence of millennial employees in the workplace, issues surrounding social media use within the workplace, the evolving goals of social equity and diversity, and the shifting role and influence of labour unions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of how the growth in information technology capabilities has influenced the major processes within HRM, from workforce analysis through big data analytics to the explosion in automated recruitment, assessment, and instructional technologies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFor the first time, the text includes an online Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint slides, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading to make it even easier to assign and use this classic text in the classroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProviding the most up-to-date and thorough overview of the history and practice of public human resource management for both undergraduate and graduate students, \u003ci\u003ePublic Personnel Management, 7e\u003c\/i\u003e remains the beloved text it ever was, ideal for introductory courses in Public Personnel Management, Public Human Resource Management, and NonProfit Personnel Management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607474225388,"sku":"9781138281189","price":635.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138281189-public-personnel-management.jpg?v=1778166415"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jared-j-llorens.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}