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Management of human service programs / Judith A. Lewis, Thomas R. Packard, Michael D. Lewis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Australia ; Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole, c2012.Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xvii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780840034274
  • 084003427X
ISSN:
  • .
Uniform titles:
  • Management of human service programs.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HV41 .LEW 2012
Contents:
Facing the challenges of management -- Knowing the environment -- Planning and program design -- Applying organizational theories -- Creating organizational designs -- Developing and managing human resources -- Building supervisory relationships -- Managing finances to meet program goals -- Designing and using information systems -- Evaluating human service programs -- Leading and changing human service organizations -- Achieving and maintaining organizational excellence -- Appendix: Management audit.
Summary: This book takes the reader along the road toward understanding the purposes and processes of human service management. [In the book, the authors] begin by addressing some of the management challenges that may be unique to human service settings. [They] examine the environments that have an impact on human service organization and then move on to explore program planning, organizational design, human resource management, supervision, finances, information systems, program evaluation, leadership, and organizational change. -Pref.
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Books Books City Campus Library General Stacks City Campus Library Non-fiction HV41 LEW 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c. 1 Available 034418
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Rev. ed. of: Management of human service programs / Judith A. Lewis ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. c2001.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Facing the challenges of management -- Knowing the environment -- Planning and program design -- Applying organizational theories -- Creating organizational designs -- Developing and managing human resources -- Building supervisory relationships -- Managing finances to meet program goals -- Designing and using information systems -- Evaluating human service programs -- Leading and changing human service organizations -- Achieving and maintaining organizational excellence -- Appendix: Management audit.

This book takes the reader along the road toward understanding the purposes and processes of human service management. [In the book, the authors] begin by addressing some of the management challenges that may be unique to human service settings. [They] examine the environments that have an impact on human service organization and then move on to explore program planning, organizational design, human resource management, supervision, finances, information systems, program evaluation, leadership, and organizational change. -Pref.

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