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100 1 _aCOLLINS, Brian K.
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245 1 0 _aWhat's the problem in public sector workforce recruitment? A multi-sector comparative analysis of managerial perceptions
260 _aPhiladelphia :
_bRoutledge,
_cDecember 2008
520 3 _aPublic sector workforce recruitment is problematic, but the nature of that problem is not clearly defined. Workforce recruitment is essentially a matching problem that requires managers to recruit desired employees in available labor pools. This research asks whether sectoral differences and competition for labor affect whether public managers frame the major problem of workforce recruitment as the size, qualifications, or work ethic of the labor pool. Using survey data from about 2,300 managers from two US states, problem attributions are modeled using multinomial logit. The findings suggest that the public and nonprofit sectors find it more problematic to recruit qualified employees than the private sector, but public and nonprofit agencies hold a comparative advantage over the private sector in recruiting employees with sufficient work ethic. Therefore, public and nonprofit managers should emphasize retention and training to leverage their comparative advantage in recruiting employees with work ethic while addressing a comparative disadvantage in recruiting qualified employees.
773 0 8 _tInternational Journal of Public Administration - IJPA
_g31, 14, p. 1592-1608
_dPhiladelphia : Routledge, December 2008
_xISSN 01900692
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