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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... followers , depending on the characteristics of the employee and the characteristics of the situation . The leader's behavior is successful to the extent it increases followers ' goal attain- ment and clarifies the path of the adopted ...
... followers ' uncertainty about innovation and change ( Kindler , 1999 ) . For the gerontologist administrator , the ability to create vision has two aspects . The first aspect is to possess and communicate the vision when appropriate ...
... followers . A final contemporary the- ory holds that a leader with close emotional relations with followers tends to develop a small group following . In addition to leadership theories , various styles have been integrated with theory ...
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 |