State Government Managers
Public employees may feel under public scrutiny; thus, managers may be averse to risk. Read this case study for a comprehensive view of all the issues managers and leaders face in planning and developing their workforce in the public sector.
Discussion
Limitations
As this interpretive case study was to conduct an exploration of managers' practices in one state government's set of agencies, it was not intended to generalize practices to the private sector, non-profits, or other states. The findings will be useful to inform strategies for sustaining or enhancing workforce planning and talent management practices in the state which was the subject of this study.
Limitations may have arisen due to this researcher's insider knowledge as an employee of state government. With the years of experience I have in the public sector my perspective may not be as objective as a researcher not familiar with state government, its operations, and culture.