1st Edition
Institutions in Turbulent Environments A Study of the Impact of Environmental Change upon Institutions for the Intellectually Disabled
By T.P. Keating
Copyright 1999
261 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
261 Pages
by
Routledge
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Published in 1999. Contemporary organizations are faced with increasingly rapid and dramatic change within their political, cultural and technological environments. Institutions in Turbulent Environments critically examines the way organizations respond to these changes,with a particular focus upon the institutional disability sector. The book examines available theory concerning organizational... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Literature 3. Description of the Organization 4. The Environment of the Organization 5. The Structure of Environmental Change 6. Responses of the Organization 7. Analysis of Organizational Responses 8. Implications for Organizational Theory.
Biography
T.P. Keating
’This study provides a fascinating insight into the political and organizational complexities of deinstitutionalization, and of organizational reform in the human services. It should be read by policy-makers, managers and academics wishing to understand more fully the processes involved in closing large institutions for people with disabilities and mental illnesses.’ Andrew Jones, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work and Social Policy, The University of Queensland, Australia
