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What works in work-first welfare : designing and managing employment programs in New York City /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feldman, Andrew R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2011.
Subjects:
Local officials and employees.
Personnel management > New York (State) > New York.
Leadership > New York (State) > New York.
Employees > Recruiting > New York (State) > New York.
Public welfare > New York (State) > New York.
Manpower policy > New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Social policy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Welfare to work in New York City
  • Creating a spirit of partnership
  • Getting participants job ready
  • Making good job matches
  • Promoting employment retention
  • Differences in organizational practices among work-first employment programs
  • Different practices among programs
  • Different practices among program types
  • Explaining performance differences among work-first employment programs
  • What works within work first?
  • Nonprofits and for-profits : a closer look
  • The role of management and leadership
  • Why programs choose suboptimal practices.