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Title:
Managing the laboratory animal facility
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, c2009
Physical Description:
xiii, 310 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781420055566

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Covers Both Traditional and Unique Aspects of Management

A launching pad to providing high-quality management of laboratory animal facilities in a financially sound manner, Managing the Laboratory Animal Facility, Second Edition enables a basic understanding of management and leadership concepts in laboratory animal science. While retaining the focus of its predecessor, this edition contains over 100 more pages of new and expanded material.

New to the Second Edition

An entirely new chapter on leadership A greatly expanded chapter on the management of human resources A new appendix on productivity goals and measurements A revised appendix on how to calculate per diem rates

On Your Way to Becoming a Competent Manager

With more than 30 years of experience managing laboratory animal facilities, the author provides much of the theoretical and practical information needed to help you become an effective and efficient manager of laboratory animal facility resources.


Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Editionp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Authorp. xiii
1 The Basics of Managing a Laboratory Animal Facilityp. 1
2 The Organizational Environmentp. 49
3 The Management of Human Resourcesp. 63
4 Managing Financial Resourcesp. 137
5 Management of Information Resourcesp. 165
6 Time Managementp. 177
7 Leadershipp. 199
Appendix 1 Productivity Goals and Measurementsp. 231
Appendix 2 Setting Per Diem Ratesp. 251
Appendix 3 Hiring the Right Personp. 277
Appendix 4 Trainingp. 289
Indexp. 299