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SPRINGER Organizational Innovation 2003 Edition by KAPLAN, HOWARD B
This volume is the result of a three-year study that investigated the factors associated with the implementation of program changes in a nonprofit community welfare agency. It addresses factors such as administration behavior and perception, its effect on board members, mobility orientation, job satisfaction, and the prediction of program change and will be of interest to management in both the private and non-profit sector as well as students of organizational sociology and psychology. Introduction.- Statement of the Problem.- Methodology.- Executive Director Role Behavior and the Implementation of Program Change.- Executive Director Perceptions of the Board and Implementation of Program Change.- Board Member Perceptions of Executive Director Role Behavior and the Implementation of Program Change.- Role Behavior of the Board of Directors and the Implementation of Program Change.- Mobility Orientation and the Implementation of Program Change.- Job Satisfaction and the Implementation of Program Change in Community Agencies.- The Prediction of Program Change in Community Welfare Agencies.- Appendices.- References.- Index.