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• Author: Gary E. Roberts
• Published date: 01 March 2004
• Date: 01 March 2004
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X03254510
• Subject Matter: Notes

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Berman, Evan M., Bowman, James S., West, Jonathan P., & Van Wart,

Montgomery. (2001). Human resource management in public service: Para-

doxes, processes, and problems. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 386 pp., $64.95

(cloth), ISBN: 0-7619-1753-5.

The human resource management textbook reviews the field’shistorical

and legal foundations. It provides chapters on recruiting, selection, train-

ing, compensation, performance appraisal, worker-friendly benefits, and

quality management.

Brannick, Michael. (2002). Jobanalysis: Methods, research, and applications

for human resource management in the new millennium. Thousand Oaks,

CA: Sage. 320 pp., $34.95 (cloth), ISBN: 0-8039-7203-2.

The book provides a comprehensive discussion of job analysis tools and

applications. The book’s major chapters include work and worker-oriented

job analysis methods, hybrid methods, management job analysis, team-

based appraisal, job analysis and the law, job descriptions, performance

appraisal, job evaluation, job design, staffing and training, conductingajob

analysis, and the future of job analysis.

Gutman, Arthur.(2000). EEO law and personnel practices (2nd ed.). Thou-

sand Oaks, CA: Sage. 415 pp., $43.95 (paper), ISBN: 0-7619-1895-7,

$86.95 (cloth), ISBN: 0-7619-1894-9.

The book provides a discussion and analysis of equal employment

opportunity (EEO) law and its influence on personnel practices. Topicsdis-

cussed include an introduction to EEO law,major Title VII judicial scenar-

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