Benchmarking of human resource management in the public sector: Prospects, problems and challenges

Akinnusi, David M. (2008) Benchmarking of human resource management in the public sector: Prospects, problems and challenges. Journal of Human Resource Management, 6 (2). pp. 25-31.

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Abstract

This paper reviews the role of human resource management (HRM) which, today, plays a strategic partnership role in management. The focus of the paper is on HRM in the public sector, where much hope rests on HRM as a means of transforming the public service and achieving much needed service delivery. However, a critical evaluation of HRM practices in the public sector reveals that these services leave much to be desired. The paper suggests the adoption of benchmarking as a process to revamp HRM in the public sector so that it is able to deliver on its promises. It describes the nature and process of benchmarking and highlights the inherent difficulties in applying benchmarking in HRM. It concludes with some suggestions for a plan of action. The process of identifying “best” practices in HRM requires the best collaborative efforts of HRM practitioners and academicians. If used creatively, benchmarking has the potential to bring about radical and positive changes in HRM in the public sector. The adoption of the benchmarking process is, in itself, a litmus test of the extent to which HRM in the public sector has grown professionally

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	benchmarking, benchmarking process, human resource management, public sector, public sector management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2016 12:24
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2016 12:24
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/6613

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