The Benefits of Human Resource Centralization: Insights from a Survey of Human Resource Directors in a Decentralized State.

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Author
Coggburn, Jerrel D.

Year
2005

Publisher
Public Administration Review 65 (4), 424–435.

Type of publication:
Tidsskriftsartikkel

Link to publication:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2005.00469.x

Link to review:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2005.00469.x

Number of pages:
12

Language of publication:
Engelsk

Country of publication:
USA, Texas

NSD-reference:
2280

This page was last updated:
2007-07-05 13:00:07.86


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

Summary
Texas is unique among American state governments in its approach to human resources because it has no central human resource (HR) or personnel office and no comprehensive set of centrally prescribed HR policies and procedures. Given contemporary calls for HR decentralization, Texas is an excellent case study of the practical implications of a decentralized approach to HR. This article examines findings from a survey of state agency HR directors. The results suggest that respondents do not see the putative benefits of a centralized HR model. However, respondents from small state agencies, those who perceive they do not have requisite HR expertise, and those with lower levels of educational attainment hold significantly different opinions about the benefits of centralized HR.

Note
Survey av offentlige ansatte i Texas, USA.