Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This practical guide to personnel management is aimed directly at promoting organizational excellence and productivity in the social services. The use of task-based job descriptions and performance appraisal methods are emphasized for their importance in employee recruitment, evaluation, training, career planning and dismissal. Specific guidelines for these central personnel management functions are presented and supported by empirical research and business and social science literature.
Synopsis
"If this guide is read by managers and supervisors in social work agencies on both sides of the Atlantic in conjunction with the growing recognition of the need for more professional managerial activity within both the private and public sectors, then it will serve a useful purpose."