The author cites 21 factors that have inhibited the development of effective human resources management strategies in local government over the years, and discusses two types of programs on the role and nature of personnel management and manpower development, especially as they relate to local government. (Author/BP)

Organizational effectiveness depends upon the organization's ability to accomplish the following aims: to achieve its goals, to maintain itself internally, and to adapt to its environment. These aims summarize the nature of human resource management in local government and the role of an effective personnel manager. (Author/MW)