Human Resource Management in Public and Non-profit Organizations

Author: Joan E. Pynes
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book discusses human resource management issues in public and non-profit organizations, emphasizing non-profit organizations closely related to providing public welfare or services or representing the public interest to solve problems. It particularly focuses on non-profit organizations in healthcare, social services, education, the arts, and research. The conceptual foundation of this book is strategic human resource management. Strategic human resource management refers to the integration of human resource management with the strategic mission of the organization. It adjusts human resource policies and practices to align with the challenges the organization faces today and will face in the future. The human resources department must play an active role in guiding and supporting the organization's efforts to meet the demands of environmental challenges.