1. Introduction -- 2. Governance, markets and managerialism; and a framework for alternative approaches -- 3. The individual manager and leader through a rational-objectivist lens -- 4. The reflective individual in management and leadership -- 5. Rational planning and control :...

This critical commentary reviews the research into the use of residential care for children aged under three years and looks at some of the explanations that can be found for this in neurobiology. There continue to be high numbers and rates of these vulnerable children in institutions not only...

This paper challenges proceduralized, rule-bound approaches to ethics and considers how social workers and teams can develop an attitude of compassionate concern and become more effective in dealing with ethical problems in their day-to-day practice. It introduces the work of Humberto Maturana,...