Small Countries,Big Performers: In Search of Shared Strategic Public Sector HRM Practices in Successful Small Countries

This article compares strategic public sector HRM practices between 10 small countries that have consistently shown extraordinary economic, social, and governance performance. The fact that these small countries, which are traditionally considered to be disadvantaged, have become benchmarks of good government suggests they have uniquely maximized and leveraged their key resource: people. In search of novel lessons, we assess through secondary data how their public sectors have organized and institutionalized four key HRM activities: 1) selection, 2) appraisal, 3) training, and 4) compensation, and whether they engage in strategic, centralized efforts to architect and “bundle” these activities. Our exploratory case study findings show that these high performing countries employ various integrated efforts to attract the best and brightest into their public sectors, and train and reward them well, although they differ in terms of their centralization dynamics. We conclude our article with seven propositions for future research and implications for emerging small countries.     

Applying a Dynamic Performance Management Framework to Wicked Issues: How Coproduction Helps to Transform Young People’s Services in Surrey County Council,UK

ABSTRACT

This article explores how a dynamic performance management (DPM) approach can give policy makers a more integrated, time-related understanding of how to address wicked problems successfully. The article highlights how an outcome-based approach to solving wicked policy problems has to balance three very contrasting objectives of stakeholders in the policy making process – improving service quality, improving quality of life outcomes and improving conformity to the principles of public governance. Simultaneous achievement of these three objectives may not be feasible, as they may form an interactive dynamic system. However the balancing act between them may be achieved by the use of DPM. Policy insights from this novel approach are illustrated through a case study of a highly successful co-production intervention to help young people with multiple disadvantages in Surrey, UK. The implications of DPM are that policy development needs to accept the important roles of emergent strategy and learning mechanisms, rather than attempting ‘blueprint’ strategic planning and control mechanisms. Some expectations about the results may indeed be justifiable in particular policy systems, as clustering of quality of life outcomes and outcomes in the achievement of governance principles is likely, because behaviours are strongly inter-related. However, this clustering can never be taken for granted but must be tested in each specific policy context. Undertaking simulations with the model and recalibrating it through time, as experience builds up, may allow learning in relation to overcoming barriers to achieving outcomes in the system.     

第四代管理中的质量管理

当今企业在激烈的市场竞争中,共同面临的一个问题是,如何更快、更好地发展（即不断追求卓越）。第四代管理为解决这一问题提供了思路,其核心要素有：质量、科学的方法和所有人的团队。本文重点讨论第一个要素一质量。首先介绍了第四代管理中关于质量管理的基本思想：质量是管理的第一要素;解决工作中的问题关键在于改进系统。介绍了第四代管理对顾客的理解,特别介绍了“顾客对质量的定义”的四个方面的内容。最后讨论了第四代管理的质量战略——以顾客为焦点。     

少数民族地区的人力资源开发

随着知识经济时代的到来 ,世界各国非常重视人力资源的开发。在新的历史时期 ,西部民族地区与东部沿海地区的差距不仅表现在经济方面 ,更为突出地表现在知识和信息方面。要缩小差距 ,当务之急是西部民族地区要切实把人力资源开发提到重要的议事日程 ,抓住国家实施西部大开发战略的历史机遇 ,大力发展科技教育、文化卫生 ,努力提高人口素质 ,在知识、技术和信息上缩小与沿海发达地区的差距     

提高民警素质促进社会和谐

公安工作的性质决定了广大公安民警必须要作促进和维护社会和谐的模范。民警素质的高低直接决定着公安战斗力的强弱,影响到社会治安状况的好坏。因而,采取得力措施、全面提高民警整体素质、为促进社会和谐提供政治保障,具有十分重要的现实意义。     

在加强基层党组织建设中突出先进性

科学发展和社会和谐是发展中国特色社会主义的本质要求,也是基层党组织建设必须服从和服务的大局;充分发展党内民主、尊重党员主体地位、加强党员队伍和干部队伍建设,是保持党的先进性的一项基础工作;建立健全党员经常受教育、永葆先进性的长效机制,统筹城乡基层党组织建设,全面巩固和发展先进性教育活动成果,实现基层党组织建设的可持续发展,是保持和发展党的先进性的基础性工作;改革创新、与时俱进是时代精神的核心内容,也是贯彻落实科学发展、实现基层党组织建设可持续发展的必然要求。     

关于培训第二代农民工之思量

第二代农民工积极参加针对性强、有效度高的培训,是提高其综合素质的良方,国家的建设、经济的繁荣,特别是进一步推进我国城镇化建设,需要大批具有较高素质和能力的农民工。接受良好培训是提高农民工综合素质,使之更多、更好的给力于社会发展的不二选择。     

论立法监督的价值

本文首先对立法监督的内涵进行了介绍，在对相关学说分析的基础上阐述了自己的观点，并对立法监督的对象和内容进行了总结；其次主要探讨了立法监督的价值，从法治、法律移植、立法质量三个角度剖析了立法监督的价值；最后指明了重视立法监督制度对我国建设社会主义和谐社会的现实意义。     

关于高校理工科学生素质体系建设探析

高校理工科学生是经济发展和现代化建设的科技骨干和中坚力量,他们能否成为德才兼备的创新型人才,很大程度上取决于素质教育的成败。目前高校理工科学生素质体系建设尚存在一些不足,针对现状,从思想品德素质、科学素质、人文素质、心理素质四个方面对学生素质体系建设做了具体阐述,形成了完整的体系建设建议,通过探索和实践,使高校理工科学生更加适应社会发展的需要。     

做强产业金融,推动战略新兴产业和先进制造业发展

该文首先界定辨析了产业金融的概念,梳理分析产业发展与金融集聚的互动机制,指出国内产业金融存在的一般性问题,最后立足于推助战略新兴产业和先进制造业的发展,着力探讨政府主导的“政产金”合作模式.