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100			_aCollins, Brian K.
245			_aWhat's the problem in public sector workforce recruitment? A multi-sector comparative analysis of managerial perceptions
260			_c2008
300			_ap.1592-608.
362			_aDec
520			_aPublic sector workforce recruitment is problematic, but the nature of that problem is not clearly defined. Workforce recruitment is essentially a matching problem that requires managers to recruit desired employees in available labor pools. this research asks whether sectoral differences and competition for labor affect whether public managers frame the major problem of workforce recruitment as the size, qualifications, or work ethnic of the labor pool. Using survey data from about 2,300 managers from two US states, problem attributions are modeled using multinomial logit. The findings suggest that the public and nonprofit sectors find it more problematic to recruit qualified employees than the private sector, but public and nonprofit agencies hold a comparative advantage over the private sector in recruiting employees with sufficient work ethic. therefore, public and nonprofit managers should emphasize retention and training to leverage their comparative advantage in recruiting employees with work ethic while addressing a comparative disadvantage in recruiting qualified employees. - Reproduced.
650			_aRecruitment
650			_aCivil services
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a81178
999			_c81178 _d81178