The research basis of employee-centered supervision
Vorwerk, Richard J.
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Title
The research basis of employee-centered supervision
Author(s)
Vorwerk, Richard J.
Issue Date
1979
Keyword(s)
Library personnel management
Human resources
Employee-centered supervision
Abstract
As supervisors in libraries, our job is to achieve, through the efforts of
others, those results for which we are responsible. On the surface, the
task appears to be relatively simple. However, if we were aware of all
the variables involved and had control of them, there would be no need
for conferences like this Allerton institute.
As supervisors, we are fully aware that unknown variables influence
the supervisory process and that, even when variables are known, we do
not always know how to handle them. Managing people in a library or
any other organization can be a very tenuous affair. One of the main purposes
of interludes such as this conference in our busy work schedule is
to provide an opportunity to step back from the activities that constitute
a major portion of our lives and reflect on their meaning. We must understand
them in order to perform effectively. The volume and complexity
of the work that must be done make it impossible for us to complete it
all and to achieve all the desired results.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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