Definition
Public sector training refers to an instructor-led, content-based intervention, leading to desired changes in civil servants’ behavior.
Introduction
The significance of intellectual research into human resource management (HRM) in the public sector has long been disregarded or given only cursory recognition despite the distinctive context of the public sector (Brown 2004; Burke et al. 2013). Being a crucial part of HRM, training in the public sector has been unreasonably neglected. Central training agencies in many parts of the world have traditionally played an important role in formulating training policies and providing support to departments in training and development matters. When the New Public Management (NPM) reforms emerged, institutions’ focus in providing training was altered. The NPM is a movement toward a greater stress in the use of government tools in the...
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Vyas, L. (2016). The “Re-invention” of the Public Sector Training. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2545-1
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