01281pab a2200157 454500 180718b2005 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Coggburn, Jerrell D. The benefits of human resource centralization: insights from a survey of human resource directors in a decentralized state 2005 p.424-35. Jul-Aug Texas in unique among American state governments in its approach to human resources because it has no central human resource (HR) or personnel office and no comprehensive set of centrally prescribed HR policies and procedures. Given contemporary calls for HR decentralization, Texas is an excellent case study of the practical implications of a decentralized approach to HR. This article examines findings from a survey of state agency HR directors. The results suggest that respondents do not see the putative benefits of a centralized HR model. However, respondents from small state agencies, those who perceive they do not have requisite HR expertise, and those with lower levels of educational attainment hold significantly different opinions about the benefits of centralized HR. - Reproduced. Human resources development Public Administration Review 66749 66749 66749 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 65, Issue no: 4 AR67201 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR