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Social Administration
Roger Lohmann
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Description for Social Administration
Hardback. Encompassing management approaches such as Theory Z, and research of nonprofit studies, this book addresses ways in which skills and activities of social administration can further social work practice in the areas of social justice, confronting oppression, and dealing with institutional "isms". Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 953.
By making explicit linkages both to social work practice and to the history of management thought, covering the rapidly expanding field of nonprofit studies, and incorporating management approaches from Henri Fayol's principles to Total Quality Management, this pioneering work grounds the practice of social administration in the profession of social work and agency-based practice better than any text presently available. The book also addresses ways in which the strategic vision of social administrators can be used to build humane and lasting welfare institutions, further social justice, and confront oppression. To accomplish this task, the authors blend several perspectives: social ... Read more
By making explicit linkages both to social work practice and to the history of management thought, covering the rapidly expanding field of nonprofit studies, and incorporating management approaches from Henri Fayol's principles to Total Quality Management, this pioneering work grounds the practice of social administration in the profession of social work and agency-based practice better than any text presently available. The book also addresses ways in which the strategic vision of social administrators can be used to build humane and lasting welfare institutions, further social justice, and confront oppression. To accomplish this task, the authors blend several perspectives: social ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Series
Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231111980
SKU
V9780231111980
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About Roger Lohmann
Roger A. Lohmann is professor of social work and chair of the nonprofit studies committee at West Virginia University. He is editor of Nonprofit Management and Leadership and the author of Breaking Even: Financial Management in the Financial Services and The Commons: New Perspectives on Nonprofit Organization and Voluntary Action, which won the 1993 outstanding book award by the National ... Read more
Reviews for Social Administration
A major contribution to social work administration literature.
Lawrence Martin Administration in Social Work A diligently researched, articulately presented, well-organized, lengthy, and scholarly book... valuable. Journal of Community Practice
Lawrence Martin Administration in Social Work A diligently researched, articulately presented, well-organized, lengthy, and scholarly book... valuable. Journal of Community Practice