This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Nalbandian, J. Articles by Klingner, D. E. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Integrating Context and Decision Strategy

A Contingency Theory Approach to Public Personnel Administration

University of Kansas

Donald E. Klingner

Indiana University

The authors have drawn from the literature in organization theory and behavior to develop a theoretical framework for understanding the dynamics of public personnel administration. They recast the traditional discussion of public personnel administra tion in order to identify when "merit" would be reflected in "routine" decision-making strategies and when it would better resultfrom "bargaining" and the use of "judgment" decision-making strategies. The responses of practitioners in the Midwest provide the basis for an exploratory study testing the utility of this approach.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?