Effective human resource management of county employees

Abstract

Government is a very labour intensive enterprise. Public organisations provide services, enforce laws and regulations, solve problems, and have varied missions. Their varied missions include protection of the environment, food safety, elderly and disabled assistance, education of our children, and civil rights enforcement. All of these activities require the use of human resources. The quality of employees in the county directly relates to how well the county performs. Essential tasks of human resource managers are to find qualified employees for these government positions, as well as to promote an attractive work environment for these employees. Failure to use effective human resource management risks low productivity and a lack of commitment to the community. County managers have the challenge of meeting multiple objectives including productivity, staffing and many more.

Citation

Huntley, J. and Kleiner, B.H. (2005), "Effective human resource management of county employees", Management Research News, Vol. 28 No. 11/12, pp. 52-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170510785237