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Welfare Reform and Leadership: A Case Study
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Edwards, Natalie A.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1271462610
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Year and Degree
2010, Master of Liberal Studies, University of Toledo, College of Arts and Sciences.
Abstract
The social welfare system in the United Sates has changed drastically over the last century. As a result of these changes, many federal, state and local government leaders have had to enhance their leadership styles, but more importantly, attempt to change the overall corporate culture and mindset of employees by developing new strategies for success. The largest impact of welfare reform can not only be felt by those who receive government assistance but also by local directors who manage limited financial budgets, shrinking community resources as well as staff, and for the first time since welfare reform was signed into law, an increase in recipients due to a sluggish economy. This study chronicles how key changes in our social welfare system have driven the leadership of three county directors and explains how each leadership style has had a major impact on past and present corporate culture, organizational structure and outlines the resulting consequence of leadership lag at the largest social service agency in Lucas County. It also discusses the various business models used historically and in the present economy, and argues that critical social and environmental issues have shaped the way each director has been forced to lead the agency. Finally, recommendations are made to assist the current leadership in designing future strategies to help maintain a feasible organization and the structural changes needed to help implement and support these changes.
Committee
Lawrence Anderson, PhD (Committee Chair)
Margaret Hopkins, PhD (Committee Member)
Dale Dwyer, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
51 p.
Subject Headings
Welfare
Keywords
Welfare Reform
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Leadership
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Edwards, N. A. (2010).
Welfare Reform and Leadership: A Case Study
[Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1271462610
APA Style (7th edition)
Edwards, Natalie.
Welfare Reform and Leadership: A Case Study.
2010. University of Toledo, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1271462610.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Edwards, Natalie. "Welfare Reform and Leadership: A Case Study." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1271462610
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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