NCJ Number
25921
Editor(s)
H W MORE JR
Date Published
1975
Length
462 pages
Annotation
THIS ANTHOLOGY OF WRITINGS IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE BOTH STUDENT AND PRACTITIONER TO THE MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS OF PLANNING, ORGANIZING, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGETING.
Abstract
IT ALSO IDENTIFIES THE MAJOR ELEMENTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGE IN POLICE ORGANIZATIONS. EXAMPLES ARE INCLUDED TO ILLUSTRATE THE APPLICATION OF MAJOR THEORETICAL VIEWS AND CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT, SUCH AS GRID MANAGEMENT, THEORY X - THEORY Y, FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS, AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS COVER THE HISTORY OF POLICE MANAGEMENT THOUGHT, THEORIES OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MANAGING FOR RESULTS, LEADERSHIP STYLES, TEAM POLICING, AND POLICE PRODUCTIVITY. SPECIAL TEACHING AIDS INCLUDE OUTLINES OF CHAPTER OBJECTIVES, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, ANNOTATED REFERENCES, AND NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. SUBJECT AND NAME INDEXES ARE ALSO PROVIDED. (SNI ABSTRACT)