Author : Michael J. Austin
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 29,30 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 141294127X
The novel approach of this casebook encourages the student to determine how they would act and work towards a resolution of real-world dilemmas.
Author : Rebecca Ann Proehl
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 2001-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780761922506
Organizations today { whether public or private { exist in environment s where the pace of change is dizzying. Human service organizations fa ce both external and internal challenges: The public demands better se rvices at more reasonable costs. Clientele is more diverse, more strat ified, and more vocal than ever. The organizations themselves must kee p up with rapid changes in technological innovation and labor-manageme nt relationships. Organizational Change: The Human Services Challenge looks at the context of organizational change, describes how individua ls and systems change, and pinpoints keys to successful change. Author Rebecca Proehl then presents a proven model of organizational change, built on lessons learned from both the public and private sectors, bu t tailored for human service organizations. Proehl also discusses in d epth labor union-management issues, the political strategies leaders m ust use to implement change, and how to build collaborative relationsh ips in human services.
Author : Ralph Brody
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 48,20 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412904209
Now in its Third Edition, Effectively Managing Human Service Organizations continues to provide invaluable advice for achieving managerial success. Ralph Brody dissects and diagnoses common workplace dilemmas, arming practicing managers with the skills to implement positive changes in their organizations. While retaining much of the valuable information from the previous editions, the Third Edition adds up-to-date information and ideas to chapters on developing leadership, planning strategically, solving organizational problems, addressing challenging employee situations, monitoring financial statements, improving internal and external communications, and obtaining funding from private foundations. Easy to read, the book contains hundreds of real-life examples and specific guidance in developing skills necessary to manage large and small organizations.
Author : Yeheskel Hasenfeld
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1217 pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412956935
This new edition looks at the many recent changes in the arena of Human Sevices Organizations.
Author : Ralph Brody
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1483314979
Now in its Fourth Edition, Effectively Managing and Leading Human Service Organizations continues to provide invaluable creative ideas for achieving managerial success. Authors Ralph Brody and Murali Nair dissect and diagnose common workplace dilemmas, offering current and future managers the skills to implement positive changes in organizations large and small. Easy-to-read, this book connects a conceptual framework and essential managerial practices with hundreds of real-life examples and case studies of applied managerial skills in organizational settings.
Author : Peter M. Kettner
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,73 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Human services
ISBN : 9780205088157
An integrated model for management and administrative practice. Excellence in Human Service Organization Management, 2/e provides guidelines to insure internal consistency within Human Service Organizations. Integrated in management theory, the model presented in the text is adapted to human service organizations generally and social work issues specifically. The text first identifies problems in organizational functioning as well as proposes what managers need to do to put their organizations back on track toward excellence. Then it guides managers through a plan to bring employees on board and continuously nurture them so they identify their success with that of the organization. Standards for Excellence Series -- Designed to help students advance their knowledge, values, and skills, the Standards for Excellence Series assists students in associated CSHSE's National Standards to all levels of human service practice. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Identify problems in organizational functioning. Recognize what managers need to do to get organizations on the track for excellence. Understand what employees need to do to help the overall well-being of an organization.
Author : Darlyne Bailey
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,72 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780761913160
With a focus on relationship building, this book offers theoretical and practical information to organizations considering and negotiating this process. Throughout, the book employs actual case examples of health and human services organizations nationally to illustrate core concepts and offer insights into why and how organizations are forming strategic alliances to fulfill their missions and better address the consumers' needs.
Author : Yeheskel Hasenfeld
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 15,66 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Includes coverage of a wide range of human service organizations Uses a systematic & coherent model of organizational analysis
Author : George Brager
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 13,61 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Monograph on planned Innovation and organization development in social services - focuses on change initiated by lower and middle management levels of the organizational hierarchy, covers political aspects, psychological aspects, initial assessment of the need for change, the change process, implementation and institutionalization, etc., and presents management theory and practical examples. References.
Author : Thomas Packard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 22,24 MB
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0197550010
Human service organizations (HSOs) are faced with challenges and opportunities ranging from improving effectiveness and efficiency to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. However, organizational change can be a difficult process and does not occur without a catalyst. Organizational Change for the Human Services presents an evidence-based conceptual framework for planning and implementing change within HSOs. This book outlines the process for organizational change from identifying a problem to following a strategy for success. Thomas Packard presents discussions on various methods such as team building, employee surveys, cultural change, organization redesign, and intrapraneurship. Case examples demonstrate how individuals can put theory into practice within their organizations. Written for current and future HSO leaders, this book delves into the tactics and change methods that will help guide individuals to enact change within their organizations. Packard has created an invaluable resource for HSO leaders who aspire to provide the best services and care for the clients and communities they serve.
