Title Competency management in the public sector : European variations on a theme / edited by Sylvia Horton, Annie Hondeghem and David Farnham.

Descript 1 online resource (xvii, 189 pages) : illustrations polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 Series International Institute of Administrative Sciences monographs, 1382-4414 ; v. 19 EGPA monograph International Institute of Administrative Sciences monographs ; v. 19. 1382-4414 EGPA monograph. Note "University of Portsmouth; Instituut voor de Overheid." Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents Cover; Title page; Contents; A. The Competency Movement; B. Added Value in Human Resources Management: An Analysis of the Competency Management Process; 1. HRM Competency Frameworks in the British Civil Service; 2. Competency Management in Belgium: The Flemish and Federal Governments on the Move; 3. Competency-based Management in the Dutch Senior Public Service; 4. Competency Assessment in Finnish Higher Education; 5. The Competency Dimension of Leadership: A Study of Top Managers in Swedish Public Administration. Summary Designed for both practitioners and academics, this work seeks to inform the reader about the practice of competency management services in the public sector. It throws light on the origins and meanings of the concept and traces the competency movement from the 1980s in the UK and USA. Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide Subject Civil service -- European Union countries -- Personnel management -- Case studies. Management by objectives -- European Union countries -- Case studies. Administrative agencies -- European Union countries -- Personnel management -- Case studies. Strategic planning -- European Union countries -- Case studies. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration. Administrative agencies -- European Union countries -- Personnel management. Strategic planning -- European Union countries. Civil service -- European Union countries -- Personnel management. Management by objectives -- European Union countries. Administrative agencies -- Personnel management. (OCoLC)fst00796788 Civil service -- Personnel management. (OCoLC)fst00862798 Management by objectives. (OCoLC)fst01007258 Strategic planning. (OCoLC)fst01134371 European Union countries. (OCoLC)fst01269470 Overheidsmanagement. Management development. Theorie en praktijk. Alt Author Horton, Sylvia. Hondeghem, Annie, 1960- Farnham, David. European Group of Public Administration. University of Portsmouth. Instituut voor de Overheid. ISBN 0585458596 (electronic bk.) 9780585458595 (electronic bk.) 1601294107 9781601294104 9781586032937 (IOS Press) 1586032933 (IOS Press) 9784274905490 (Ohmsha) 4274905497 (Ohmsha) 6000003692 9786000003692 1586032933 (cloth) 4274905497 (Ohmsha)