| Title: |
Municipal succession planning and Millennial recruitment |
| Authors: |
Van Dinter, Alexander Raymond |
| Contributors: |
Drapela, Laurie A. |
| Publisher Information: |
Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Subject Terms: |
Public administration.; Civil service--Recruiting |
| Description: |
This study sought to understand the existence and utilization of succession planning for the purposes of recruitment of Millennials and retention of institutional knowledge. For the purpose of this analysis, the theoretical perspective used was New Public Management, as developed by Christopher Hood in his 1991 article on management in the public sector. The public sector human resources focus of New Public Management was derived from the use of private-sector management techniques, the role of competition in recruitment and retention, and use of explicit standards and measures of performance. A survey of city managers, or equivalent, for cities with a population greater than 1,000 was conducted along with in-depth interviews. A total of 30 organizations responded to the survey and 5 in-depth interviews were conducted. There was found to be no support for municipal use of explicit standards and measures of performance, only minor support for the role of competition in recruitment and retention, and strong support for the use of private-sector styles of management. Further research would be beneficial to understand the connection between the use of private-sector styles of management and the role of financial and political resources in municipal succession planning. |
| Document Type: |
master thesis |
| File Description: |
pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
2376/102343; (OCoLC)1120937878; 99900525171301842; https://rex.libraries.wsu.edu/view/delivery/01ALLIANCE_WSU/12338021240001842/13338235740001842; alma:01ALLIANCE_WSU/bibs/99900525171301842 |
| Availability: |
https://rex.libraries.wsu.edu/esploro/outputs/graduate/Municipal-succession-planning-and-Millennial-recruitment/99900525171301842; https://rex.libraries.wsu.edu/view/delivery/01ALLIANCE_WSU/12338021240001842/13338235740001842 |
| Rights: |
Open |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.A6F460B3 |
| Database: |
BASE |