Resource Management for Individuals and Families / Edition 5

by Elizabeth Goldsmith

Overview

Resource Management for Individuals and Families contains 14 well-organized chapters divided into four parts to introduce students to the best of management thinking and practice. The fifith edition offers a new, interactive approach to teaching resource management through special features that are specifically designed to reflect the themes of choice and decision making, supporting students’ interest and learning. To engage the reader, many chapters begin with a case or story from the news about families.This edition continues to pay close attention to meeting the standards and criteria for the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132955140
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	11/09/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Elizabeth B. Goldsmith (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is Professor of Resource Management and Consumer Economics at Florida State University where she has been the recipient of the University Teaching Award and the Teaching Incentive Award for teaching excellence. Dr. Goldsmith's published writings include journal articles, encyclopedia chapters, and a textbook, Resource Management for Individuals and Families, Second Edition. She has served as associate editor of the Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, and as an advisor to the Wall Street Journal, the United Nations, and other organizations.

Her research interests focus on work and family, women and money, the functioning of the American home, and environmental issues. During a 1992 sabbatical, she conducted research at the White House and the Smithsonian Institution. Since then, she has had grants from the Smithsonian, Duke University, the Hoover Presidential Library, and been a researcher, policy advisor, and guest at the White House. In 1996, she was named Outstanding Alumna of Michigan State University. During a 1999 sabbatical, she conducted research in Ireland and at the JFK Presidential Library in Boston. In 2002-2003 she was featured in the Florida State University Bulletin as a Distinguished Faculty Member.

She serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Consumer Studies and has given speeches in Wales, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Australia, Malta, England, Northern Ireland, and Germany. She also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Family and Economic Issues and represents consumers on the Board of Trustees of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and theFlorida Motor Vehicle and Repair Council.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Management Today

Chapter 2 Management History and Theories

Chapter 3 Values, Attitudes, Goals, and Motivation

Chapter 4 Resources

Chapter 5 Decision Making and Problem Solving

Chapter 6 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating

Chapter 7 Communication

Chapter 8 Managing Human Needs

Chapter 9 Managing Time

Chapter 10 Managing Work and Family

Chapter 11 Managing Stress and Fatigue

Chapter 12 Managing Environmental Resources

Chapter 13 Managing Finances

Chapter 14 Managing Tomorrow