Ending Civil Service Protections in Florida Government: Experiences in State Agencies

James S. Bowman; Jonathan P. West

doi:10.1177/0734371X06286978

Ending Civil Service Protections in Florida Government: Experiences in State Agencies

James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West

Political Science

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This study examines the impact of civil service reform in state agencies. The objective is to ascertain the extent to which the elimination of the defining characteristic of the merit system—job protection against partisan interference—has affected employees. After the introduction and background, the third section describes the study method. This is followed by the presentation of findings and discussion of their implications for the future of reform.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	139-157
Number of pages	19
Journal	Review of Public Personnel Administration
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X06286978
State	Published - Jun 2006

Keywords

Service First
State of Florida
at-will employment
civil service reform
human resource management

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Public Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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