Test Your Knowledge on Public Personnel Administration

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What distinguishes public personnel administration from private administration?

  • The focus on maximizing profits
  • The emphasis on individual employee success
  • The need to serve larger populations and provide a variety of services (correct)
  • The lack of public scrutiny

Why is public personnel administration under public scrutiny?

  • Because it focuses on maximizing profits
  • Because it affects the welfare of all people (correct)
  • Because it operates in secret
  • Because it is not accountable to anyone

What is personnel administration?

  • A branch of finance focused on budgeting
  • A type of public relations
  • A form of marketing
  • A specialized branch of management focused on human resources (correct)

What does personnel administration focus on?

<p>The interaction between employees and employers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does personnel administration concentrate on?

<p>Employment planning and career development (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does personnel administration deal with?

<p>Selection, recruitment, training, and placement of employees (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does public personnel administration promote?

<p>Diversity and merit-based systems (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Public vs. Private Administration

Serving larger populations and providing diverse services.

Public Scrutiny of Personnel Admin

It impacts the well-being of everyone in society.

Personnel Administration

A specialized field focused on managing human resources.

Focus of Personnel Administration

It focuses on the relationships between employees and employers.

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Concentration of Personnel Administration

Concentrates on planning jobs and growing careers.

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Personnel Admin Deals With

Involves hiring, training, and assigning employees.

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Goal of Public Personnel Admin

Encourages fairness and competence in hiring and promotion.

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Study Notes

  1. Public personnel administration is distinct from private administration due to the need to serve larger populations and provide a variety of services.
  2. It is under public scrutiny and affects the welfare of all people.
  3. Personnel administration is a specialized branch of management focused on human resources.
  4. It focuses on the interaction between employees and employers.
  5. Personnel administration concentrates on employment planning and career development.
  6. It deals with selection, recruitment, training, and placement of employees.
  7. Personnel administration ensures fair compensation and good human relations.
  8. Public personnel administration is committed to serving the public good.
  9. It promotes diversity and merit-based systems.
  10. Accountability and transparency are important in the management of public sector employees.

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