At-Will Employment in Government: Insights From the State of Texas.

Forfatter
Coggburn, Jerrel D.

Årstall
2006

Utgiver
Review of Public Personnel Administration, 26(2), 158-177.

Publikasjonstype:
Tidsskriftsartikkel

Omtale:
http://rop.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/26/2/158

Antall sider:
20

Publiseringsspråk:
Engelsk

Land publikasjonen kommer fra:
USA, Texas

NSD-referanse:
2279

Disse opplysningene er sist endret:
2007-07-05 12:53:17.2


Publikasjonens datagrunnlag
  • Primærdata
  • Kvantitativ
  • Spørreskjema
Land som er gjenstand for studien
  • USA
Verkemiddel i den konstituerande styringa
  • 1.7 Personaladministrative/demografiske verkemiddel
Studieoppdrag
  • Forskning
Studietype
  • Effektstudie/implikasjoner/resultater
Type effekt
  • Effekter i arbeidslivet
Sektor (cofog)
  • Generelle personaltenester K
  • Staten generelt

Sammendrag
Supplanting civil service systems’ procedural protections with at-will employment policies is a recent and important phenomenon in public service. This article examines the state of Texas, an at-will employer. It reports a 2005 survey of the state's human resource directors focusing on the at-will doctrine and its use and effects. Respondents agreed that at-will employment enhances employee responsiveness to agency administrators but held mixed opinion of its effects on other employee behaviors (e.g., risk taking, whistle-blowing, decision making, sensitivity to issues of fairness) and agency performance. The article calls for governments to take a more holistic view of at-will employment when considering its adoption.

Virksomheter, vertikal og horisontal dimensjon for utenlandske studier
Survey av offentlig ansatte i Texas, USA.