The Gerontologist as an AdministratorFor students and practitioners of gerontology, this indispensable text examines all aspects of administering services to older adults. Jeffrey A. Giordano and Thomas A. Rich, both professors of gerontology with extensive experience in administration, surveyed practicing administrators over a two-year period. The resulting integration of administrative theory and practice is evident throughout this book's 13 chapters, which address everything from leadership styles and management techniques to ethical issues and community relations. In addition, the authors thoroughly examine the most widely encountered facets of the typical gerontologist administrator's career, including communication, organizational structure, the role and function of human resources administration, motivation and productivity, supervisory responsibilities, staff development, financial management, strategic planning, program evaluation, and organizational change. |
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... cost cutting ; it involves recognizing that alternative methods might differ in the amount of resources used to arrive at the same ends " ( p . 243 ) . Cutting costs often means reducing the quality and compromising the desired change ...
... costs and cost benefit . Another approach is to determine cost - effectiveness , which is pre- sented as a case example of evaluating mental health services . Unit Cost Unit costs are determined by dividing the number of service units ...
... Cost - benefit analysis , 258 Cost - of - living adjustment ( COLA ) , 155 Cost reporting , 231-32 Creativity , as a leader , 32 Decentralization , 300 Decision - making , and Japanese manage- ment , 57-59 . See also Problem - solving ...
Contents
Administering Services to Older Adults | 1 |
Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
Leadership Theory and Practice | 23 |
Copyright | |
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The Gerontologist as an Administrator Jeffrey Anthone Giordano,Thomas A. Rich No preview available - 2001 |