{"product_id":"organization-practice-isbn-9780470252857","title":"Organization Practice","description":"Human service organizations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that their programs work. Organization Practice, Second Edition helps students and professionals in human services and nonprofit management understand complex behaviors in organizations. This new edition provides a new, practical model for understanding cultural identities within organizations. Also, it is significantly revised to include numerous real-world cases, critical thinking questions, empirical support, and engaging exercises. Social workers, as well as public health and nonprofit administrators will benefit from the insights in this book.  Preface ix  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eORIENTATION AND OVERVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Human Service Practice in a Diverse Organizational Landscape 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Frameworks for the Organization Practitioner 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eART\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eI STRUCTURE AND CONTROL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Traditional Organizations 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Practice in Traditional Organizations 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eART\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eII CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING FOR CHANGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Social Change Organizations 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Practice in Social Change Organizations 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eART\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIII CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Serendipitous Organizations 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Practice in Serendipitous Organizations 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eART\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIV INDIVIDUAL EMPOWERMENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Entrepreneurial Organizations 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Practice in Entrepreneurial Organizations 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONCLUSION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Multiparadigmatic Practice 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Organization Assessment 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 409\u003c\/p\u003e \"The most impressive aspect of this book is that the authors chose to present the complexity of social work organization practice over a more simplistic description. This book provides a framework useful for thinking about how to be a social worker at the organization level, moving towards the incorporation of difference and diversity as an avenue towards social justice both within the organization and in the organization’s relationships with the greater community. Developing the self-awareness and critical thinking necessary to navigate such paradoxical realities is the focus of this extraordinary book.\" (\u003ci\u003eVirginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e, June 9, 2009)  \u003cb\u003eMary Katherine O'Connor, PHD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she teaches in the PhD and MSW programs.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF. Ellen Netting, PHD,\u003c\/b\u003e is the Samuel S. Wurtzel Endowed Chair and Professor of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she teaches in the PhD, MSW, and BSW programs.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eA fully updated and revised guide to effective practice techniques in human service and nonprofit organizations\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNow with a new emphasis on cultural sensitivity and diversity, \u003ci\u003eOrganization Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, Second Edition helps professionals and students in human services and nonprofit management assess and understand complex behaviors and cultural differences within organizations. The authors set forth a model for improving both internal (employee) and external (customer\/client) relationships as well as organizational effectiveness and efficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting a new, practical model for understanding cultural identities within organizations, the authors include numerous real-world cases, critical thinking questions, empirical support, and engaging exercises that help guide the reader in understanding how to apply proven techniques within their own organizations to affect positive change and promote inspiring leadership. Exploring core values, standards of excellence, and cultural characteristics of different organizations, the authors help the reader understand the role each of these factors plays in organizational behavior and effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical yet scholarly, \u003ci\u003eOrganization Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, Second Edition focuses on the knowledge and skills practitioners need to learn to create organizations that will flourish. A must for social workers, public health, and nonprofit administrators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989735620837,"sku":"NP9780470252857","price":81.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470252857.jpg?v=1761785300","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/organization-practice-isbn-9780470252857","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}