Holding Fast - The Struggle to Create Resilient Caregiving Organizations

Informationen zum Autor William A. Kahn is Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Organizational Behaviour at Boston University's School of Management. Klappentext In Holding Fast the stresses faced by caregiving organizations are identified and appropriate strategies for tackling these to create a resilient, effective organization are discussed. Zusammenfassung In Holding Fast the stresses faced by caregiving organizations are identified and appropriate strategies for tackling these to create a resilient, effective organization are discussed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: The Nature of Caregiving Organisations.Caregiving Organisations Defined. The Stress of Caregiving Work. Resilience Under Stress. System Breakdowns. Part 2: Disturbances in Caregiving Organisations. Caregivers and Casualties. Authority at Work. Divided They Fall. Teams, Real and Imaginary. Politics. Running in Place. Part 3: Leading Caregiving Organisations. The Leadership Task. Negotiating Dependency. Leadership and Change. Final Reflections.

Product details

• Authors: William A Kahn, William A. Kahn, Kahn William A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2004
• EAN: 9781583919378
• ISBN: 978-1-58391-937-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; MEDICAL / Health Policy, PSYCHOLOGY / Industrial & Organizational Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Social Work, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology