The attraction to at-will employment in Utah governments
By: GREEN, Richard.
Contributor(s): FORBIS, Robert | ROBINSON, Jennifer | NELSON, Stephen | SEELIG, Jennifer | STEFANIK, Angela.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: Philadelphia : Routledge, April 2008International Journal of Public Administration - IJPA 31, 5, p. 535-551Abstract: This article explores the mindset among Utah politicians and public administrators regarding at-will employment and related personnel reforms. At-will employment status is expanding in some Utah governments, and little is known about why. A small but influential group of officials were interviewed in hopes of learning more about this. Findings reveal a wide variation in attitudes and understanding of what at-will employment entails. Many of those interviewed expressed a willingness to consider it, and others showed stoical acceptance of it as another emerging feature of public personnel policyThis article explores the mindset among Utah politicians and public administrators regarding at-will employment and related personnel reforms. At-will employment status is expanding in some Utah governments, and little is known about why. A small but influential group of officials were interviewed in hopes of learning more about this. Findings reveal a wide variation in attitudes and understanding of what at-will employment entails. Many of those interviewed expressed a willingness to consider it, and others showed stoical acceptance of it as another emerging feature of public personnel policy
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