Handbook of Human Services Management

Name: Handbook of Human Services Management
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ISBN: 9781412952910

ISBN-10: 1412952913

ISBN-13: 9781412952910

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Rino J. Patti

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The Handbook of Human Services Management is a substantially revised and updated version of the first edition (The Handbook of Social Welfare Management), published in 2000. Intended for students, teachers and scholars, the book's central theme is how to manage human service organizations in ways that lead to the provision of high quality, effective services to consumers, a pressing political and ethical imperative in this field. Now re-organized around 6 topical areas commonly addressed in management and planning courses, this edition brings to bear the latest information on practice innovations, theoretical perspectives and empirical research to suggest the key elements of an…

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List price: $218.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 536
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English



Preface



Dimensions of Human Services Management



Management in the Human Services: Purposes, Practice, and Prospects in the 21st Century




General Themes in the Evolution of Human Services Administration




Human Services Administration and Organizational Theory




The Structure and Financing of Human Services Organizations




What Human Services Managers Do and Why They Do It




Managing for Performance



Organizational Climate and Culture and Performance in the Human Services




Leadership and Performance in Human Services Organizations




Managing for Service Outcomes: The Critical Role of Information




Developing Information Technology Applications for Performance-Oriented Management in a Global Environment




Developing and Empowering Staff and Volunteers



Motivating Work Performance in Human Services Organizations




Social Psychological Perspectives of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion in National and Global Contexts