Administration category: 6852 books
The Institutional Basis of Higher Education Research
Experiences and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
In the US, the university administration runs its own office of “insti- tional research” in order to base its decisions on systematic information. Furthermore, higher education research can rely on a relatively stable academic basis if study programmes on higher education exist. Again, this is...
by Reformed Churches in the Netherlands
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Church Order
by Reformed Churches in the Netherlands
Administration for the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.
Nonprofit Organizations
Theory, Management, Policy
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
In this new edition of his popular textbook, Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management, Policy, Helmut K. Anheier has fully updated, revised and expanded his comprehensive introduction to this field. The text takes on an international and comparative dimensions perspective, detailing the background...
Academic Labor
The Politics of Academic Labor in Communication Studies
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
USC Annenberg Press has published The Politics of Academic Labor in Communication Studies, edited by Jonathan Stere. This collection features the work of 21 authors who raise difficult questions about academic labor in the field of communication studies. Twenty-one authors take on difficult questions...
Transcending New Public Management
The Transformation of Public Sector Reforms
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Following on from the success of the editors' previous book, New Public Management: The Transformation of Ideas and Practice, which examined the public reform process up to the end of the last decade, this new volume draws on the previous knowledge both theoretically and empirically. It examines and...
Courage to Be First
The Journey of Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles , Oregon Becoming the First Planetree Hospital in America
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
This book is more than the story of a small, rural Oregon hospital’s successful attempt to profoundly change for the better the way patients, their families and friends, staff and employees experience healthcare. It is the account of an extraordinary effort that led to a remarkable transformation...
by Cleon E. Spencer
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
There are several other books on the topic of conflict in the local congregation. They all make their contribution towards solutions to this problem. However, this brief work zeros in on specific happenings, how they affected the congregation and/or the minister, and are then followed by a denouement...
More Letters for Every Occasion
A Pastor's Sourcebook
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Sending a personal note, email, or letter means that you took time to care. It can be a grace-filled symbol of your ministry outreach and an effective way to offer pastoral concern.
The book offers more than 90 carefully written, thoughtful sample letters and emails that can be easily adapted...
Pursuing Horizontal Management
The Politics of Public Sector Coordination
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
From the first, specialization and coordination have presented governments with a conundrum: specialized program might be best for delivering one service to the public, but combining such programs for all public services inevitably produces costly redundancies and inefficiencies. In this long-awaited...
by Jennifer Bean, Lascelles Hussey
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2018
This book is for all managers and individuals that have, or will have, responsibility for budgets. It covers devolving budgets; preparing budgets; controlling and monitoring budgets; understanding financial information; and the link between management and financial responsibility. The style is easy...
Creating and Implementing Public Policy
Cross-sectoral debates
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
In order to address major social policy problems, governments need to break down sectoral barriers and create better working relationships between practitioners, policymakers and researchers. Currently, major blockages exist, and stereotypes abound. Academics are seen as out-of-touch and unresponsive,...
Making Governments Accountable
The Role of Public Accounts Committees and National Audit Offices
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Over the past two decades, there has been a paradigm shift in public administration and public sector accounting around the world, with increasing emphasis on good governance and accountability processes for government entities. This is all driven both by economic rationalism, and by changing expectations...
A Pastor's Toolbox 2
More Management Skills for Parish Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
The remarkable success of the book A Pastor’s Toolbox: Management Skills for Parish Leadership has demonstrated that the demands of time and financial challenges continue to impact the work of today’s parish leaders. The need has become even greater for practical tools to assist in the many aspects...
by James E. Allen, PhD, MSPH
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2011
This digital offering reflects the revised and updated study guide based on the same format as the actual exam and provides an easy-to-use, effective way to review essential concepts and practice test-taking skills. Toggling between the revised sixth edition of Nursing Home Administration and the...