International Public Management Association for Human Resources
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The International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR) is an organization that represents the interests of human resource
professionals at the federal, state and local levels of government. IPMA-HR members include all levels of public sector
HR professionals. The association's goal is to provide information and assistance to help HR professionals increase their job performance
and overall agency function by providing cost effective
products, services and educational opportunities.
The mission of IPMA-HR is to provide human resource leadership and advocacy, professional development
, information and services to enhance organizational and individual performance in the public sector.
Human resources
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
professionals at the federal, state and local levels of government. IPMA-HR members include all levels of public sector
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
HR professionals. The association's goal is to provide information and assistance to help HR professionals increase their job performance
Job performance
Job performance is a commonly used, yet poorly defined concept in industrial and organizational psychology, the branch of psychology that deals with the workplace. It's also part of Human Resources Management. It most commonly refers to whether a person performs their job well...
and overall agency function by providing cost effective
Cost-effectiveness
Cost-effectiveness analysis is a form of economic analysis that compares the relative costs and outcomes of two or more courses of action. Cost-effectiveness analysis is distinct from cost-benefit analysis, which assigns a monetary value to the measure of effect...
products, services and educational opportunities.
The mission of IPMA-HR is to provide human resource leadership and advocacy, professional development
Professional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
, information and services to enhance organizational and individual performance in the public sector.