1st Edition
Holding Fast The Struggle to Create Resilient Caregiving Organizations
By William A. Kahn
Copyright 2005
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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How can caregivers remain both caring and strong enough to withstand the stress of their work? How can caregiving organizations effectively improve their management and practice? Increasing pressure on caregiving organizations to serve more people with fewer resources means that epidemics of burnout, high staff turnover, dissatisfaction and internal conflict often appear inevitable. Holding Fast... Read more
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.
Biography
William A. Kahn is Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Organizational Behaviour at Boston University's School of Management.
