Effective security management [[electronic resource] /] / Charles A. Sennewald

• Autore: Sennewald Charles A. <1931->
• Pubblicazione: Burlington, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011
• Edizione: 5th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (359 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4/7
• Soggetto topico: Industries - Security measures; Private security services - Management; Retail trade - Security measures
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Effective Security Management; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; PART I. General Security Management; Chapter 1. General Principles of Organization; Organization Principles; Where Security Fits in the Organizational Structure; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 2. Organizational Structure; The Informal Organization; Subunit Structures; Corporate Culture; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 3. Security's Role in the Organization; The Protective Service Role; Special Services; Educational Services; Management Services; Summary; Review Questions ; Chapter 4. The Security Director's RoleThe Security Director as a Leader; As a Company Executive; As an Executive with High Visibility; As an Executive with a Broad Profile; As an Innovator; As a Counselor and Advisor (In-House Security Consultant); As a Trainer; As a Contemporary Professional; As a Goal Setter and Strategic Planner; The New Security Director; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 5. The Security Supervisor's Role; The Supervisor as an Inspector; The Supervisor and the Individual Employee; Supervisory Authority; The Supervisor as the "In-Between" Person ; The Supervisor's Span of ControlOne Boss; Automatic Shifting in the Line of Command; Functional or Staff Supervision; Supervisory Training; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 6. The Individual Security Employee; Standards of Conduct; Summary; Review Questions; PART II. Security Personnel Management; Chapter 7. Hiring Security Personnel; Hiring; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 8. Job Descriptions; Accuracy and Completeness in Describing the Job; Matching Applicant to the Job; Employee's Understanding of the Job; Matching Training to Job Description ; Performance Evaluations Based on Job DescriptionsJob Descriptions Are Current; Composition of the Job Description; Sample Job Description; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 9. Training; Shortcomings of Typical "Training"; Training Defined; On-the-Job Training; Formal or Structured Training; POP Formula: Policy, Objective, Procedure; Training as Ongoing Responsibility; Types of Security Training Programs; Meeting Organizational Needs; Security Manual; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 10. Discipline; The Supervisor's Role in Discipline ; Disciplinary Problems Arising from Misunderstood AssignmentsBasic Rules of the Disciplinary Process; Progressive Discipline; Self-Discipline; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 11. Motivation and Morale; "Theory X" and "Theory Y"; Organizational Behavior; Work Motivation Theory; Demotivators; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 12. Promotions; Identifying Promotional Candidates; Selection of the Right Candidate; The Board Interview; Following the Selection; Promotion from "within"; Vertical Promotion outside the Department; Advantages of Multiple Layers; "Temporary" Promotions; "Retreating" ; Summary
• Sommario/riassunto: Effective Security Management, 5e, teaches practicing security professionals how to build their careers by mastering the fundamentals of good management. Charles Sennewald brings a time-tested blend of common sense, wisdom, and humor to this bestselling introduction to workplace dynamics. Working with a team of sterling contributors endowed with cutting-edge technological expertise, the book presents the most accurately balanced picture of a security manager's duties. Its Jackass Management cartoons also wittily illustrate the array of pitfalls a new manager must learn to avoid in or
• Titolo autorizzato: Effective security management
• ISBN: 1-283-06973-3; 9786613069733; 0-12-382013-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810089803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II