Power Imperative, The: One Job; Many Masters
A manager in the private sector has a single constituency to serve, the stockholders, but a manager in the public sector has multiple sets of constituencies: the legislature and the executive at the federal level; state and local governments; and or...
Federal Workplace, The: Pervasiveness of the Federal Bureaucracy, The
It is almost impossible to go through an hour of the day without coming into contact with some aspect of the federal bureaucracy. The government's enormous administrative capacity makes it possible for the United States to have an ambitious array of...
Federal Workplace, The: Bureaucracy in Historical Framework, The
The federal bureaucracy is not defined in the Constitution; it is a creature of laws. What was originally a small, elite corps of socially prominent men in 1789 became, with the inauguration of Andrew Jackson, a group of ordinary citizens who served...
Federal Workplace, The: Balancing Act, A
The federal bureaucracy is a product of law and regulation. Congress specifies the tasks the U. S. government will undertake and delegates those tasks to the president and his subordinates. When a president is elected by a substantial margin, public...
Federal Workplace, The: Terms of Employment
The United States has fewer career public employees than most other countries but a larger layer of political appointees. Most federal employees are hired under the merit system at salaries considerably below jobs in the private sector. Constance Ho...