Improving the productivity of public employees has increasingly attracted the attention of urban policymakers and administrators concerned about the quality, cost, and efficiency of governmental service delivery. A national survey of local personnel managers was undertaken to ascertain the...

The implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977 in coal producing states is guided by a partial preemption policy approach t h a t establishes a balance between federal and state decision-making authority. The usefulness of this approach is assessed by...

Examination of the attitudes of public sector employees with supervisory titles toward unions, grievance procedures, job satisfaction, and the use of merit in personnel matters. Data and methods; Findings and conclusions. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)