Greying at the Temples
Demographics of a Public Service Occupation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10397252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James F Wolf, Carole M Neves, Richard Greenough, Richard T Greenough, Bill B Benton |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 190-190 |
| Publication date | 1987-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/975593 |
| OpenAlex | W2046682610 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Changing societal, occupational, and organizational trends are powerful pressures affecting public sector management. This article explores the effects of these trends, particularly the demographic composition of the workplace, through a study of a local government occupation-public welfare agency workers. Workforce trends of seven local welfare agencies are presented along with the significance of these findings for local governments, welfare administrators, and personnel managers. The picture is one of a relatively stable workforce with some disturbing underlying forces. This paper begins with an overview of the age profile of the agencies and follows with a closer look at the side effects of these trends: plateauing, organizational dynamics created by the baby boom generation, and promotional opportunities. Although the study focuses on public welfare agencies, the problem goes beyond human services and affects many other local, state, and national agencies
Business · Demographics · Geography · Political science · Public service · Service (business · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · History · Labor Movements and Unions · Marketing · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 1989 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |