Managing for the Future or Human Services in Contemporary America

Managing for the Future: Organizational Behavior and Processes

Author: Deborah G Ancona

Ideal for today's MBA students, MANAGING FOR THE FUTURE offers an innovative approach to learning organizational behavior based on the course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The text presents the new organization, examining it through strategic, political, and cultural lenses and focuses on skills. Each of the 14 modules provides many instructional options through cases, readings, exercises and projects.

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Human Services in Contemporary America

Author: William R Burger

HUMAN SERVICES IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA presents a complete overview of the helping field, its available programs, and the practical skills you can use in your career. The author presents the history and practice of human services through the lens of a social problems and policy perspective. From one chapter to the next, you'll begin to understand how social, economic and political issues may affect you as a human service worker as well as the people you service. Real-life examples in every chapter highlight material on social policy. Useful information on selected careers within the field are discussed, along with the necessary training and licensor information you'll need if you decide to pursue that career direction. You'll find the book's website to be a great study aid to help you master the concepts of the course.

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Gives a realistic and multidisciplinary understanding of the helping professions, looking at the many roles of human services, people who seek help, and programs available to those in need. There is a strong focus on social policy issues and their impact on workers and clients. This fifth edition contains new material on career paths, managed care, welfare reform, and the disparity between rich and poor. Burger chairs the department of behavioral sciences and human services at Kingsborough Community College, where Youkeles is professor emeritus. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)