Description
For courses in Family Resource Management.
With an emphasis on decision-making, this book explains the resource management process and ways to cope with issues such as time, energy and financial constraints. Using a five-step model, it discusses how to identify needs, determine resources, and even evaluate the end-result. This fourth edition is fully revised to meet the standards needed for the CFLE designation and includes more on stress, the environment, and current economic conditions. Each chapter incorporates new case studies, new critical-thinking exercises, chapter-opening illustrations and activities that help individuals and families learn how to navigate daily life within an increasingly complex world.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Management Today
2. Management History and Theories
3. Values, Attitudes, Goals and Motivation
4. Resources
5. Decision Making and Problem Solving
6. Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating
7. Communication
8. Managing Human Resources
9. Managing Time
10. Managing Work and Family
11. Managing Stress and Fatigue
12. Managing Environmental Resources
13. Managing Finances
14. Looking Ahead
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Resource Management for Individuals and Families, CourseSmart eTextbook, 4th Edition
Format: Electronic Book
$50.99 | ISBN-13: 978-0-13-245735-4
