Leonard Ackerman

Examines results of a survey conducted through the auspices of the U.S. Civil Service Commission regarding the role and organizational location of employee development specialists in the federal government. Distribution of employee development specialists responding by government agency; Responses to question of location; Responses to the question of what the role of the employee development specialist should be.

ROLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION OF EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Argues that career development programs used by organizations are ineffective in managing human resources. Inability to determine the type of skills, knowledge and experiences that are needed to be developed; Difficulty in attaining the goals set by career development programs; Importance of limiting the education, training and experience assignments to the immediate job or to the next job a person is going to fill.

Leonard Ackerman

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