| Abstract [eng] |
Nowadays, when the progress in society is so fast and family situation is changing a lot, more and more functions of human education are transferred to social work institutions. There are quite many studies made that reveal the concept and functions of effective management. But there are almost no studies that would reveal the specific factors of the management in social work institutions. The identification of such factors could complement the list of management factors and would be useful for preparation and selection of social work institutions managers. Besides, if such factors would be identified it would be possible to give recommendations for those social work institutions, that are just starting their work and that are willing to reach high level of the social quality service. At the moment when social work institutions gain stronger and stronger comparative authority in the aspect of society progress such studies are essential. The object of this research is the success factors in the management of a social work institution. The aim of this research is to reveal the success factors of management of a social work institution pointed out by the managers of social work institutions. To reach the aim such goals were stated: 1. To find out what are the main factors determining the successful activity of social work institution. 2. To explore what is most important for the managers of social work institutions while seeking for effective activity. 3. To identify what is „the good manager of social work institution“ according to the managers of social work institutions. 4. To explore what are the main difficulties met by managers of social work institutions in their activities. 5. To find out what would the managers of social work institutions change when seeking for more qualitative development of social work institutions. 6. To define the differences in management: a) Of Christian social work institution and any non Christian social work institution; b) Non governmental social work institutions and public social work institution; c) Social work institution based in the capital and the one based in a region. While seeking the aim of the research there was made a qualitative research and made interviews with experts who are the managers of different social work institutions. Four experts were selected by purposive sampling. They manage the social work institutions that are pretty well know in public. When selecting the public social work institution it was taken into account that this institution is one of the biggest in the capital. One of the criteria when selecting the Christian and non governmental organizations was that those organizations were know as often funded and those working on many projects. Three experts that work in Vilnius and one expert that represent one of the regions of Lithuania (he works in a public social work organization) participated in this research. One of the three experts working in the capital is the manager of a non governmental social work institution – foster home, one is managing a Christian social work institution and one is the manager of public social work institution. The data gathered during interviewing is analyzed and interpreted hereunder according to the methodology of qualitative data analysis. After analyzing the data there was made three groups of success factors in the management of social work institutions, assigned the abilities of the manager in social work institutions and assigned factors according to the different profile of social work institutions. |
