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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807061403321

Autore

Austin Michael J

Titolo

Managing the challenges in human service organizations : a casebook / / Michael J. Austin, Ralph P. Brody, Thomas Packard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, 2009

ISBN

1-4522-4483-9

1-4522-7480-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 284 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrodyRalph

PackardThomas Roy

Disciplina

361.0068

Soggetti

Human services - Management

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 (p. 271-273) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Contents; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Case Assessment and Debriefing; Chapter 3 - Governance, Environment, and Structure; Chapter 4 - Leadership and Ethics; Chapter 5 - Planning and Program Design; Chapter 6 - Financial Management and Information Systems; Chapter 7 - Human Resource Management and Supervision; Chapter 8 - Organizational Dynamics and Change; References; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Specialising in decisions managers need to make under trying circumstances, this casebook prepares current and aspiring managers for the kinds of experiences they are likely to encounter. The cases are inspired by real situations.