Addressing the Human Capital Crisis in the Federal Government / Edition 1

by Jay Liebowitz

Overview

President Bush's number-one management initiative for the federal government is the Strategic Management of Human Capital. According to Knowledgeworkers.com, human capital is the accumulated value of an individual's intellect, knowledge, and experience. In the U.S. federal government, a human capital crisis exists. The factors contributing to a human capital dilemma include a knowledge bleed due to retirement eligibility, changing perspectives on work, and escalating knowledge loss. According to a Joint Hearing on the Federal Human Capital, by 2005, more than half of the 1.8 million non-postal civilian employees will be eligible for early or regular retirement. An even greater percentage of the Senior Executive Service, the government's core managers, will be eligible to leave.

All government agencies are required to develop a human capital strategy by 2005. Many of these agencies have scored a "red" (lowest rating) on the Government Scorecard in the way they are approaching their strategic management of human capital. This book is an executive briefing on developing a successful human capital strategy based on lessons learned from analyzing existing strategies at government agencies such as NASA.
Using a knowledge management perspective, Liebowitz identifies four pillars of an effective strategy and gives examples of these in practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750677134
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/18/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

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An executive briefing on developing a successful human capital strategy in government from a knowledge management perspective.

Table of Contents

Chapter one A Broad View of Human Capital; Chapter two The Human Capital Crisis in the Federal Government; Chapter three Developing a Human Capital Strategy; Chapter four The Four Pillars of Human Capital; Chapter five Knowledge Management; Chapter six Pillar Two; Chapter seven Competency Management; Chapter eight Change Management; Chapter nine Establishing Strategic Partnerships for Human Capital; Chapter ten Strategic Management of Human Capital; Casestudy Case Study; GAO Gao Human Capital Practices That Empowered and Involved Employees;

Editorial Reviews

"Liebowitz offers a leading resource for government executives struggling with very real human capital issues. Jay has made an important and timely contribution to the government and to the Knowledge Management field."
— Alex Bennet, Co-Founder, Mountain Quest Institute; Former Chief Knowledge Officer for the U.S. Department of Navy

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