HRM is a core element of public service organizations, whose employees are often their most valuable resource. This outstanding book tackles the subject head on, bringing together cutting-edge research from a range of respected international authors.

Rona Beattie is at the Caledonian Business School at Glasgow Caledonian University

Stephen P. Osborne is at the Aston Business School at Aston University

1. Human Resource Management in the Public Sector 2. Strategic HRM in For-Profit and Non-Profit Organizations in a Knowledge-Intensive Industry 3. Further Education and Training in the French Public Sector 4. Communicating Culture Change 5. Work-Life Balance 6. The New Public Management and the UK Police Service 7. Supporting Interorganizational Partnerships in the Public Sector