A Quantitative Analysis of Perceived Leadership Practices in Child Welfare Organizations

An exploratory study of four factors which affectsocial workers’ professional practice in Libyan human service organizations

“…This study identifies some problems for social workers more generally arising from factors related to social workers' practice such as: constraints imposed by a centralized authority and the controlling style of managers; organizational control in the organizations and centers; and possible reasons for lack of motivation among social workers, including low morale, andnegative personal relationships between social workers themselves and the manager. Strong and conciliatory leadership and sound governance are important in the operation of social organizations, as well as to enable more effective interaction between social workers themselves and with their manager (Popa, 2012).…”

An exploratory study of four factors which affectsocial workers’ professional practice in Libyan human service organzations

“…This study identifies some problems for social workers more generally arising from factors related to social workers' practice such as: constraints imposed by a centralized authority and the controlling style of managers; organizational control in the organizations and centers; and possible reasons for lack of motivation among social workers, including low morale, andnegative personal relationships between social workers themselves and the manager. Strong and conciliatory leadership and sound governance are important in the operation of social organizations, as well as to enable more effective interaction between social workers themselves and with their manager (Popa, 2012).According to a human relations approach to human service organizations, 'the underlying assumption is that organizational effectiveness is a function of the complementarity and congruency between the goals of the organizations and the personal needs of the workers' (Garrow & Hasenfeld, 2010, p.35).However, it is also important to understand human service organizations as part of a broader system within the cultural, social and political context, particularly in a developing nation such as Libya. The bureaucratic rules and regulations within workplaces coming from an inflexible cultural context allow its social workersonly a small amount of discretion, autonomy and flexibility.The findings from this study show that the social organizationsand rehabilitation centers in Libya lack ageneral atmosphere of respect and confidence for social workers, even though it was felt that social workers play a significant role in their structure and operation.…”

Coping with Paradoxes: Norwegian Child Welfare Leaders Managing Complexity

“…Leadership contains a powerful emotional aspect and is largely based on collaboration with others; also, leadership is guided by the service objective, which is to ensure individual and social welfare and security. It thus also deals with the implementation and follow-up of state and organizational instructions and guidelines (Popa, 2012). In this way, child welfare leaders are subject to conflicting pressures between differing normative requirements (Sullivan, 2016).…”