Subject(s): United States in Officials and employees. -- Civil service in United States. -- Modern public service : Growing business for government, influences on personnel function, development of merit system -- Structure of a personnel system : Career systems, compensation -- Staffing : Manpower planning and attraction, methods of examination, selection -- Motivation and effectiveness : liberating the will to work, evaluation and incentives, staff development and training, health, safety and welfare, work hours and leave -- Conduct- individual and group responsibilities : Public service ethics in a democracy, employees organization and representation, employee conduct in community, discipline, removal and appeals -- Separation, tenure, turnover and staff reductions, retirement and disability, personnel organization, central personnel agency, operating personnel office, new dimensions, public personnel policy around the world