1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461279603321

Titolo

Hunger efforts and food security [[electronic resource] /] / James C. Tobin, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-61470-061-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (126 p.)

Collana

Novinka

Altri autori (Persone)

TobinJames C

Disciplina

363.80967

Soggetti

Food relief - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Economic assistance - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Results in brief -- Background -- Food insecurity persists in sub-Saharan Africa due to several factors, including low agricultural productivity -- Efforts of host governments and donors, including the United States, toward halving hunger in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015 have been insufficient.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779129103321

Autore

Plas Jeanne M

Titolo

Person-centered leadership for non profit organizations [[electronic resource] ] : management that works in high pressure systems / / Jeanne M. Plas, Susan E. Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2001

ISBN

1-322-41745-8

1-4522-6410-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 176 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LewisSusan E

Disciplina

658.3152

Soggetti

Nonprofit organizations - United States - Management

Leadership

Management - Employee participation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This work presents a case study of the leadership philosophy and day to day operations of an award-winning social service organization that targets youth and their families while successfully using person-centred strategies as the management model. The groundbreaking core of the book shows how this participatory management strategy, Person-Centred Leadership, can be incorporated with great success into high stress non-profit organizations.