Effective security management

Effective Security Management, Sixth Edition teaches practicing security professionals how to build their careers by mastering the fundamentals of good management. The author, Charles Sennewald, brings common sense, wisdom, and humor to this bestselling introduction to security management that is ideal for both new and experienced security managers. The sixth edition of this classic professional reference work on the topic includes newly updated and expanded coverage of topics such as the integration of security executive into the business, background checks and hiring procedures, involvement in labor disputes, organized crime, and the role of social media.

Front Cover -- Effective Security Management -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Managing the Organization -- Managerial Acts -- Managerial Functions -- The Successful Manager -- Characteristics of the Successful Manager -- 1 General Security Management -- 1 General Principles of Organization -- Organization Principles -- Logical Division of Work -- Purpose -- Process or Method -- Clientele -- Time -- Geography -- Clear Lines of Authority and Responsibility -- Span of Control -- Unity of Command -- Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability -- Coordination to Meet Organizational Goals -- Where Security Fits in the Organizational Structure -- The Changing Role of Security -- Security's Contribution to Profits -- To Whom Does Security Report? -- The Difference between Corporate and Company Security -- Summary -- Review -- 2 Organizational Structure -- The Informal Organization -- Subunit Structures -- Corporate Culture -- Additional Organizational Structure -- Summary -- Review -- 3 Security's Role in the Organization -- The Protective Service Role -- Special Services -- Executive's Home Security Survey -- Investigative Assistance -- Bod…