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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Jeffrey Anthone Giordano, Thomas A. Rich. Professional Bureaucracy The professional bureaucracy is the classic structure infused with professional people who retain certain degrees of autonomy , communicate across structural lines , and ...
... professional growth , a greater feeling of personal worth , and eventually promotion . This is likely to produce a greater commitment to the organization and the older adults served , increase productivity , contribute to stability ...
... professional staff ? The answer to that question is , realistically , volunteers are not paid staff and are difficult to control . Seldom do volunteers have the professional education , the values socialization , and the eth- ical ...
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 |