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The Social Worker as Manager - Robert W. Weinbach

The Social Worker as Manager

A Practical Guide to Success
Buch | Softcover
368 Seiten
2007 | 5th edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-205-50903-4 (ISBN)
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The fifth edition of The Social Worker as Manager combines presentation of management theory and practical advice. It is designed to help social workers to successfully perform the tasks of management at any level.

 

This text was written for both students and those practitioners who find themselves with increased management responsibilities. It describes those functions and tasks that all managers perform while emphasizing how they are shaped by the uniqueness of human service organizations. This edition is easy to read, conversational, and contains many new and revised examples, topics, and practical applications.

Preface

 

PART ONE.  Human Services Management in Perspective

 

Chapter 1   Defining and Describing Management

If There Were No Management

What Exactly Is Management?

The Functions of Management

Management as Both a Science and an Art

Management Ethics

Avoiding Misconceptions about Management

The Presence of Management

Summary

Endnotes

 

Chapter 2    The Context of Human Services Management

The Task Environment

Comparing Human Service Organizations and Manufacturing

Summary

Endnotes

 

Chapter 3    Historical Origins of Current Management Theories

Scientific Management

Administrative Management

Bureaucratic Management

Common Shortcomings of Classical Management Theories

Responses to Classical Management Theories

Summary

Endnotes

 

 

PART TWO.  The Major Management Functions

 

Chapter 4    Planning

What Is Planning?

The Planning Menu

Types of Planning That Occur Within Human Service Organizations

Summary

Endnotes

 

Chapter 5    Creating and Managing Staff Diversity



Recruitment and Hiring Issues

The Staff Menu

Creating the Best Mix of Staff Types

Managing Diversity in the Workplace 

Summary

Endnotes

 

Chapter 6    Promoting a Productive Work Environment

Understanding Individual Motivation

Classical Theories of Motivation

Other Factors That Affect Job Performance

Supporting Staff Growth 

Summary

Endnotes

 

Chapter 7    Staff Performance Evaluations and Personnel Actions

Staff Performance Evaluations

Promotions and Transfers

Managing Staff Members Who Are Not Meeting Job Expectations

Termination for Unsatisfactory Work Performance

Termination for Misconduct

Termination for Job Abandonment

Managing the Loss of Other Staff

Exit Interviews

Summary

Endnotes

 

Chapter 8    Organizing

Basic Ways of Organizing

The Departmentation Menu

Combining Two or More Methods of Departmentation

Delegation as a Way of Organizing

How Much Organizing Is Desirable?

Summary

Endnotes

 

Chapter 9    Controlling

The Elements of Control

The Power to Control

The Control Menu

The Ideal Control Package

The Optimum Amount of Control

Summary

Endnotes

 

Chapter 10   Leading

The Elements of Leadership

Leadership Tasks at Different Levels

Theories of Leadership

Other Variables in the Leadership Equation

Creating a Favorable Organizational Climate

Summary

Endnotes

 

 

 

PART THREE.  Completing the Management Picture

 

Chapter 11    Other Important Management Tasks

Financial Management

Time Management

Change Management

Technology Management

Management of Staff Turnover

Program Evaluation

Board management

Summary

Endnotes

 

Chapter 12    Becoming an Effective Manager

Common Sources of Stress

Is a Management Career Right for Me?

Taking the Job

New and Pre-existing Positions

Surviving and Succeeding as a Manager

Summary 

Endnotes

 

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.6.2007
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 236 mm
Gewicht 576 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-205-50903-7 / 0205509037
ISBN-13 978-0-205-50903-4 / 9780205509034
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