Document Type

Peer Reviewed/Refereed Publication

Publication Date

3-31-2020

Publication Title

International Journal of Public Administration

Department

Political Science and Sociology

College/School

College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of agency design upon the perceived workplace conditions within state agencies. The research examines whether insulating features of agency structure such as independent commission status, removal of officers only for cause, and fixed terms for agency leaders are associated with perceptions by state agency managers that their work processes and environments are free of micromanagement and interference from political actors. Data are drawn from the National Administrative Studies Project III, with additional information collected from state agency web sites and statutes. We largely find that administrators working within agencies headed by officials with fixed terms of service believe that top management trusts employees much more than do employees in other agencies. They also have much more pride in the agencies in which they work. We also find that agencies having a commission structure have managers that are perceived to be willing to take risks.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in in International Journal of Public Administration available at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01900692.2020.1739073

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