Here is a list of “books waiting to be read” by future SuRGE groups. We recognize the publication date on many may not be current; we do our best to utilize contemporary reads. Certainly, please email Darlene Groomes with your ideas for ‘must read’ books (groomes@oakland.edu).
We know that many Vocational Rehabilitation staff have access to these books:
Andersen, B., Fagerhaug, T., Henriksen, B., & Onsøyen, L.E. Mapping Work Processes, Milwaukie, WI: American Society of Quality Press.
de Vaus, D. (2001). Research Design in Social Research, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Deming, W.E. (2000). Out of Crisis, Boston, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.
Dillman, D.A., Smyth, J.D. & Christian, L.M. (2008). Internet, Mail and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Elsdon, R. (2003). Affiliation in the Workplace: Value Creation in the New Organization. CT: Praeger.
Levin, H.M. & McEwan, P.J. (2000). Cost Effectiveness Analysis: Methods and Applications, Second Edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Morgan, D.A. & Krueger, R.A. (1997). The Focus Group Kit, Volumes 1-6 [Box Set], Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Online handbooks and texts are located at the American Evaluation Association’s website at: http://www.eval.org/Resources/onlinehbtxt.asp.
Ouchi, W. (1993). Theory Z: How American Companies Can Meet the Japanese Challenge, New York, NY: Avon Books.
Rossi, P.H., Lipsey, M.W. & Freeman, H.E. (2003). Evaluation, A Systematic Approach, Seventh Edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Schiuma, G. (2011). Managing Knowledge Assets and Business Value Creation in Organizations: Measures and Dynamics. PA: Business Science Reference.
Walton, M. (1988). The Deming Management Method, New York, NY: The Berkley Publishing Group.
Wholey, J. S. Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation: Essential Texts for Nonprofit and Public Leadership and Management.
Zaffron, S. & Logan, D. (2009). The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life. CA: Jossey-Bass