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Neutral competence, political guidance and administrative autonomy: A structural equation model of the politics-administration dichotomy
Title
Neutral competence, political guidance and administrative autonomy: A structural equation model of the politics-administration dichotomy.
Creator
Demir, Tansu., Florida Atlantic University, Miller, Hugh T.
Abstract/Description
The politics-administration dichotomy has been one of the most disputed theories of public administration. Despite serious challenges and critics, neither the theoretical utility nor the normative power of the dichotomy has totally disappeared over the decades. The dichotomy has been advocated on the grounds that the dichotomous division of labor and authority between elected leadership and administrative leadership is prerequisite for autonomous (and effective) public administration. This...
Show moreThe politics-administration dichotomy has been one of the most disputed theories of public administration. Despite serious challenges and critics, neither the theoretical utility nor the normative power of the dichotomy has totally disappeared over the decades. The dichotomy has been advocated on the grounds that the dichotomous division of labor and authority between elected leadership and administrative leadership is prerequisite for autonomous (and effective) public administration. This dissertation (1) conceptualizes the politics-administration dichotomy, (2) specifies a theoretical model, and (3) tests and evaluates the theoretical model with empirical data collected from a nationwide sample of city managers serving in council-manager local governments. Results of structural equation modeling demonstrate that the internal theoretical logic of the politics-administration dichotomy could not be confirmed with empirical data. The dissertation then discusses implications of the findings for the field of public administration.
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Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12177
Subject Headings
Public administration, Organizational effectiveness, Representative government and representation--United States, Bureaucracy--United States
Format
Document (PDF)
Representative bureaucracy: Active representation in a juvenile justice context
Title
Representative bureaucracy: Active representation in a juvenile justice context.
Creator
Day, Susan Elaine, Florida Atlantic University, Washington, Charles W.
Abstract/Description
Representative bureaucracy is one way to reconcile the need for administrative efficiency with the normative requirements of democracy. In theory, a representative bureaucracy is an organizational structure that permits decision-makers to act more quickly and more flexibly than an elected body. A representative bureaucracy is comprised of an employee composition that is more representation of the general public, at least in demographic terms, than legislative bodies. This research tests a...
Show moreRepresentative bureaucracy is one way to reconcile the need for administrative efficiency with the normative requirements of democracy. In theory, a representative bureaucracy is an organizational structure that permits decision-makers to act more quickly and more flexibly than an elected body. A representative bureaucracy is comprised of an employee composition that is more representation of the general public, at least in demographic terms, than legislative bodies. This research tests a number of hypotheses concerning the impact of individual attributes of delinquency case managers and of the organizational context in which they work on their intake recommendations to the office of the state attorney.
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Date Issued
1996
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12455
Subject Headings
Representative government and representation--United States, Bureaucracy, Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States, Minorities--Employment--United States, Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States
Format
Document (PDF)
Address by Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, delivered at the dinner of the Democratic Club in Philadelphia, on Tuesday night, February 21, 1911.
Title
Address by Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, delivered at the dinner of the Democratic Club in Philadelphia, on Tuesday night, February 21, 1911.
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Central Democratic Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Abstract/Description
Address by Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, delivered at the dinner of the Democratic Club in Philadelphia.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb24f19
Subject Headings
Representative government and representation -- United States, Political participation -- United States, Political parties -- United States, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), United States -- Politics and government -- 1909-1913, Local government -- United States, New Jersey -- Politics and government, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 20th century
Format
E-book
Address by Theodore Roosevelt before the convention of the National Progressive Party in Chicago, August 1912.
Title
Address by Theodore Roosevelt before the convention of the National Progressive Party in Chicago, August 1912.
Creator
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, National Progressive Convention (1st : 1912 : Chicago, Ill.)
Abstract/Description
Caption title.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb24f20
Subject Headings
United States -- Politics and government -- 1909-1913, Campaign literature -- 1912 -- Progressive, Progressivism (United States politics), Representative government and representation -- United States, Political parties -- United States, Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1912, Campaign literature -- United States -- 20th century, Campaign speeches -- United States -- 20th century, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 20th century, Progressive Party (U.S. : 1912)
Format
E-book