John E. Tropman

Professor of Social Work

John E. Tropman

Degrees

BA, Sociology, 1961, Oberlin College, OH;
MA, Social Work and Social Service Administration, 1963, University of Chicago, IL;
PhD, Social Work and Sociology, 1967, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

BioSketch

Professor Tropman's research focuses on the organizational elements that create high-performing human service (and other) organizations. Topics of special interest are entrepreneurship, effective group decision making, the person of the executive (executive director, chief professional officer, or chief executive officer), the problem of executive burnout and flameout, and organizational rewards systems. Tropman is also interested in culture in general, and organizational culture in particular. His book, The Catholic Ethic in American Society, addresses this issue. Other areas of research/scholarly interest: social welfare policy; community organization; planning.

John E. Tropman, Professor of Social Work

Email

tropman@umich.edu

Web Sites

Personal Home Page

Location

Room:	3734 SSWB
Phone:	(734) 763-6275
Fax:	(734) 763-3372

University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Selected Publications

Tropman, J. E., & Nicklett, E. J. (in press). Organizational theory. In K. M. Sowers & C. N. Dulmus (Eds.), The comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.

Tropman, J. E., & Nicklett, E. J. (in press). Balancing the budget through social exploitation: Why hard times are even harder for some. Advances in Applied Sociology.

Tropman, J. E. (2010). The history of the MSW/MBA program at the University of Michigan: 1987-2009. Shukutoku Research Bulletin, Special Issue (pp. 41-56).

Tropman, J., & Harvey, T. (2009). Nonprofit governance: The why, what, and how of nonprofit boardship. Lakeville, IN: Corby Books.

Tropman, J. (2009). High performance teams: Having effective and efficient meetings. Effective executive (pp. 39-44). The Icfai University Press.

Gonzalez, R. P., Faller, K. C., Ortega, R. M., & Tropman, J. (2009). Exit interviews with departed child welfare workers: Preliminary findings. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 3(1), 40-63.

Tropman, J. E., Winfield, R., & Tropman, P. (2008). When illness comes to the corner office. Directors and Boards, 3, 28-30.

Tropman, J. E. (2008). Organizational theory. In K. M. Sowers & C. N. Dulmus (Eds.), The comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare,

Tropman, J. E. (2007). Conducting effective meetings - A short guide for meeting managers and meeting participants. In D. Whetten, & K. Cameron (Eds.), Developing management skills (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Rothman, J., Erlich, J. L., & Tropman, J. E. (Eds.). (2007). Strategies of community practice (7th ed.).