Utility analysis in public sector personnel management: current issues and keys to implementation.

From: Public Personnel Management | Date: September 22, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

While utility analysis is often encouraged as the "final step" necessary in any evaluation of a human resources intervention (e.g., selection, training, performance evaluation program), anecdotal evidence appears to suggest that, in practice, it is rarely done, particularly in the public sector. Therefore, a brief history and nontechnical explanation of utility analysis is provided. Several examples from the literature are given. In addition, current issues and keys to more successful implementation are discussed in order to acknowledge the realities of trying to incorporate utility analyses ...

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