The participative mental health administrator.
This article analyzes the role of the participative mental health administrator. Participative administrators are distinctive because they are experts in human behavior at work, in techniques of professional decision making, and in interviewing methods. They also adopt some Japanese management approaches. The article concludes with a description of characteristics of participative mental health administrators, including the fostering of an open organizational environment, giving high standing to individuality, encouraging personal development, and favoring decentralized management.
D000288:Administrative Personnel; D007564:Japan; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010559:Personnel Management; D014481:United States