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Organisational Behaviour for Social Work
Gavin Bissell
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Description for Organisational Behaviour for Social Work
Paperback. Using real social work case examples, Organisational behaviour for social work unites the well-established study of behaviour in organizations with the special, and sometimes unusual, organizational settings of social work practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 241 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Organisational behaviour for social work unites the well-established study of behaviour in organizations with the special, and sometimes unusual, organizational settings of social work practice. In doing this, it recognizes the gendered nature of social work organizations, but, uniquely, retains simultaneously the valuable insights of mainstream organizational behaviour research, despite its often male context. Another innovation of the book is the targetting of non-traditional organizational behaviour audiences. For, where previous textbooks have tended to cater for managers, this book is aimed at the social work practitioner, and others who interact with social work organizations. Finally, the book uses real social work ... Read more
Organisational behaviour for social work unites the well-established study of behaviour in organizations with the special, and sometimes unusual, organizational settings of social work practice. In doing this, it recognizes the gendered nature of social work organizations, but, uniquely, retains simultaneously the valuable insights of mainstream organizational behaviour research, despite its often male context. Another innovation of the book is the targetting of non-traditional organizational behaviour audiences. For, where previous textbooks have tended to cater for managers, this book is aimed at the social work practitioner, and others who interact with social work organizations. Finally, the book uses real social work ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847422798
SKU
V9781847422798
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Ref
99-50
About Gavin Bissell
Gavin Bissell is Lecturer in Social Work Organisations at the University of Bradford, UK. He is a former social worker, with experience across three decades of social work organisational settings and of interorganisational working.
Reviews for Organisational Behaviour for Social Work
"With its accessible language, good quality index, contents and bibliography, key learning points and occasional exercises and reflections, this book is destined to find a place on university reading lists." Helen Musto, Professional Social Work "Organisational behaviour for social work is a very accessibly written text, located within the literature whilst offering practical advice to both students and practitioners attempting ... Read more