Management and Leadership in Social Care: Theoretical perspectives Book

List of figures ix

List of boxes xi

Preface xiii

1 Introduction 1

2 Governance, markets and managerialism; and a framework for alternative approaches 9

3 The individual manager and leader through a rational-objectivist lens 29

4 The reflective individual in management and leadership 49

5 Rational planning and control: rational-objectivist approaches to organizations 75

6 New metaphors for management: reflective-pluralist approaches to organizations 101

7 Challenges for social work management and leadership 137

8 Towards ethical management and leadership in social work 161

References 181

Index 195