Family Resource Management
Family Resource Management

Author: Tami James Moore

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2017-10-04

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 1483383156

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Conversational in style and rich in application and discussion, Family Resource Management shows students how to apply knowledge and theory to the study of how families manage their resources for both survival and fulfillment. Multiple perspectives are used to broaden the base of understanding in a contemporary environment. The book unlocks the complexity of family decision making, enabling students to grasp both the concepts and the underlying explanations of family behavior. A strong theory base and the organization of material within the decision-making process framework facilitate understanding and retention. The Third Edition has been enhanced through surveys of educational professionals and extensive research of contemporary challenges emerging post 2008 recession and the 2016 election.

Resource Management for Individuals and Families
Resource Management for Individuals and Families

Author: Elizabeth B. Goldsmith

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13:

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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.

Foundations of Family Resource Management
Foundations of Family Resource Management

Author: Elizabeth B. Goldsmith

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-08-22

Total Pages: 702

ISBN-13: 1000563316

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Foundations of Family Resource Management uses the lenses of consumer science, management, and economics, and beyond to help students make intelligent decisions about resources, time, and energies at the individual and family level. It has a strong interdisciplinary, global, and multicultural focus. This sixth edition brings in new material on millennials, delayed marriage, household composition, neuroscience, behavioral economics, sustainable consumption, technology, and handling crises. It has been updated in line with the latest census data and academic literature. The text contains lots of features to support student learning, including chapter summaries, "Did You Know?" questions, glossary of key terms, examples and cases, critical thinking activities, and review questions for discussion and reflection. Lecture slides and an instructor manual are available as digital supplements. This textbook meets the standards and criteria for the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) and will be suitable for resource management courses in family and consumer science, human ecology, and human environmental science programs.

An Introduction to Family Resource Management
An Introduction to Family Resource Management

Author: P. Seetharaman

Publisher: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Limited, India

Published: 2015-06-30

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9788123911861

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The contents of the book include the areas of managing family resources. The fundamental concepts of management, family as a system, the resources and the motivating factors in management are dealt with in detail in separate chapters in the book. Some major resources like time, energy, money and space are discussed in detail. These resources are thoroughly analyzed and presented in a format which can easily be understood and followed by the students. Some of the facts are also presented in the form of figures and tables to highlight them for easy understanding. An effort has been made to discuss the role of management in family life-cycle so that the significance of learning this subject is realised by a householder for smooth management of family resources.

Designing and Implementing HR Management Systems in Family Businesses
Designing and Implementing HR Management Systems in Family Businesses

Author: Gnan, Luca

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2021-01-15

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1799848159

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Human resource management (HRM) systems are an under-researched area in family business studies even though they arguably play an important role. To exploit their entrepreneurial orientation and achieve their goals, family firms must be willing to adopt a specific configuration of the organizational variables to succeed in the competitive environment of today. Designing and Implementing HR Management Systems in Family Businesses is a pivotal reference source that focuses on HRM in family businesses aiming at clarifying what HRM topics are relevant in family firms given their distinctive features, what the role of HR choices in family firms is, and how they differ in these organizations. While highlighting topics such as quality of work, generational workforce, and leadership management, this publication explores the relationship between HRM systems and the organization as well as why certain theories would be more dominant for family firms. This book is ideally designed for family businesses, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, business professionals, academicians, students, and researchers.