Jane Goretskaya

Model for Assessment Jane Goretskaya

Publisher Marketing: Authors invite wide audience of leaders, managers, and graduate students to expand their knowledge how to operate in a variety of business approaches and resolve problems on practice. Multiply perspectives, provided in the Business World series (seven books), make its context a powerful source of guidance how to survive through the challenges of the 21st century in business world. Each book is highly illustrated by caricatures and cartoon characters created by Dr. Marina Bichinsky. Both authors consider that this addition reflects post-modern view on the world, which emphasize parody, irony, playfulness, and metaphor. Book 5 Model for Assessment includes chapters about selecting a model for assessment of adaptive effectiveness in organization. The focus of assessment is how an organization may cope effectively with unexpected issues. Strategic planning is one of the important factors that lead executives to assess all responsive systems of organizations to realize which one needs to be improved, updated, or eliminated. Contingency plan helps leaders provide proper consideration and treatment, the characteristics, the properties, or people (Mitroff, 2004, p. 19). In conclusion, consulting team provides a report, based on their investigation, which shows when a company may face with the need to activate the organizational MAAE model. Report demonstrates that an organization has to find themselves in the reactive mode with no contingency plan or out-of-dated contingency. Book is concluded with the Discussion Questions accompanied with authors starting responses. Contributor Bio:  Goretskaya, Jane Dr. Jane Goretskaya is the president of Lifelong Approaches Consulting firm, organizational and educational consultant, and certified advanced faculty/facilitator/researcher in University of Phoenix. She is an author of many articles and several books, including Anatomy of the World of Education: Theories, Landmark Cases, and Practical Applications (2012) and Influence of Alternative Methods of Instruction on English Learners Achievement in Northern California School Districts (2007). Dr. Goretskaya holds two Master Degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Arts from Syracuse University, Syracuse NY and Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership in Contemporary Organizations from Phoenix University, Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Goretskaya career path has been changed during her life according to changes in technology and in market and society requirements. Her work occupations included mechanical engineering, design and construction of equipment and technological lines in a variety of industries. Besides that, Dr. Goretskaya has performed as marketing and communication manager, organizational and educational leader, faculty and researcher in colleges and universities. Dr. Goretskaya provides professional development workshops and seminars for both organizational and educational leaders on a variety of leadership and management issues. She is a member of American Psychological Association and CATESOL, and participates in conferences as a presenter of the results of her dissertation and post-doctorate research. Dr. Marina Bichinsky has intensive experience in diverse industries. She holds her first Master degree from The National University of Construction and Architecture and worked as an architect during several years. Booming of computer industries changed her life and enlighten different path of her career. She worked as Art and Creative Director for many high-tech companies, managing, and mentoring employees. After graduation as a Master of Visual Communication from Syracuse University she started to run a magazine "To Life!" to enrich life of thousands readers and performed as the Editor-in-Chief and become well-known in Bay Area community. Marina graduated as a Doctor in Management in Organizations in 2012. Marina's consultations are based on research and analysis of particular organizational dilemmas. Contributor Bio:  Bichinsky, Marina Dr. Jane Goretskaya is the president of Lifelong Approaches Consulting firm, organizational and educational consultant, and certified advanced faculty/facilitator/researcher in University of Phoenix. She is an author of many articles and several books, including Anatomy of the World of Education: Theories, Landmark Cases, and Practical Applications (2012) and Influence of Alternative Methods of Instruction on English Learners Achievement in Northern California School Districts (2007). Dr. Goretskaya holds two Master Degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Arts from Syracuse University, Syracuse NY and Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership in Contemporary Organizations from Phoenix University, Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Goretskaya career path has been changed during her life according to changes in technology and in market and society requirements. Her work occupations included mechanical engineering, design and construction of equipment and technological lines in a variety of industries. Besides that, Dr. Goretskaya has performed as marketing and communication manager, organizational and educational leader, faculty and researcher in colleges and universities. Dr. Goretskaya provides professional development workshops and seminars for both organizational and educational leaders on a variety of leadership and management issues. She is a member of American Psychological Association and CATESOL, and participates in conferences as a presenter of the results of her dissertation and post-doctorate research. Dr. Marina Bichinsky has intensive experience in diverse industries. She holds her first Master degree from The National University of Construction and Architecture and worked as an architect during several years. Booming of computer industries changed her life and enlighten different path of her career. She worked as Art and Creative Director for many high-tech companies, managing, and mentoring employees. After graduation as a Master of Visual Communication from Syracuse University she started to run a magazine "To Life!" to enrich life of thousands readers and performed as the Editor-in-Chief and become well-known in Bay Area community. Marina graduated as a Doctor in Management in Organizations in 2012. Marina's consultations are based on research and analysis of particular organizational dilemmas.