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Servicios Comunitarios de Salud Mental/estadística & datos numéricos , Registros Electrónicos de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Servicios Comunitarios de Salud Mental/economía , Servicios Comunitarios de Salud Mental/métodos , Servicios Comunitarios de Salud Mental/organización & administración , Estudios Transversales , Encuestas de Atención de la Salud , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Innovación Organizacional , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
This study examines the comparative effectiveness of using law enforcement agencies for child protective investigation (CPI), in contrast with the traditional approach of CPI conducted by the public child welfare agency. The analysis uses 2006-2007 data from a natural experiment conducted in Florida to show modest differences in performance and cost-efficiency between the two approaches to CPI. These findings may have implications for other states considering outsourcing CPI to law enforcement.
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Protección a la Infancia/estadística & datos numéricos , Aplicación de la Ley/métodos , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud/métodos , Adolescente , Negro o Afroamericano/estadística & datos numéricos , Niño , Maltrato a los Niños/prevención & control , Maltrato a los Niños/estadística & datos numéricos , Protección a la Infancia/economía , Preescolar , Femenino , Florida , Hispánicos o Latinos/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Oportunidad Relativa , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
This qualitative study used a grounded theory methodology to analyze life-story interviews obtained from 10 family business owners regarding their experiences in their businesses with the goal of understanding the complexities of family business succession. The grounded theory that emerged from this study is best understood as a potential web of constraints that can bear on the succession process. Coding of these interviews revealed four key influences, which seem to have the potential to facilitate or constrain the family business owner's approach to succession. Influence 1, "The business within," captures intrapsychic dynamics of differentiation and control. Influence 2, "The marriage," addresses how traditional gender roles shape succession. Influence 3, "The adult children," examines the role of having a natural (accidental, organic, passively groomed) successor. Influence 4, "The vision of retirement," captures the impact of owners' notions of life post-succession. Family therapists frequently encounter family systems in which the family business is facing succession. Even if succession is not the presenting problem, and even if the business owner is in the indirect (rather than direct) system, this research reminds clinicians of the importance of the family's story about the family business. Therefore, clinical implications and recommendations are included.