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SAGE Journal User Guide

Article 1

Gallo, J., & Thompson, P. R. (2000). Goals, measures, and beyond: In search of accountability in federal HRM. Public Personnel Management, 29(2), 237–248.

Topics in this article:

• Accountability has become a hot topic in federal HRM. The authors describe how downsized, reinvented government places a great demand on line managers, both to comply with personnel laws and to achieve excellent results from their management of people.
• There has been no common understanding of what accountability is, let alone any clear idea of how to measure it.

Questions from this article:

1. What is accountability as it relates to HRM practices in organizations?
2. Does accountability differ from a federal manager perspective versus an HR professional perspective?
3. Does accountability differ depending on the types of organization? For example, government agencies versus private-sector firms versus not-for-profit organizations? Explain.

Article 2

Gedro, J. (2010). Understanding, designing, and teaching LGBT issues. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 12(3), 352–366.

Topics in this article:

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues represent an emergent subtopic within the broader framework of diversity. The field of HRD has begun to include broader discussions and explorations in topics of diversity
• The article begins with a discussion of queer theory. It then surveys employment laws that protect LGBT people around the world.

Questions from this article:

1. What are the HRM-related LGBT issues that have occurred over the last decade?
2. Compare and contrast employment laws that protect LGBT individuals around the world.
3. What is the legal environment of LGBT employee protections, and what is the relevance of these protections for HRD diversity curriculum?