Any social group, include government, is organized on specific structure and utilized for specific purpose. According to the different formation of constitutions and functions, there're two different types of social-public organizations, Single-Head organization for the monopoly, collegial organization for the decision of equal members. The thesis is urged to explore the basic foundation why and how a commission is organized, and to compare the difference among different types of commissions. As the approach of structure-functional theory, this thesis found there're four types of commissions in Kaoshiung Municipal Government. The first is "coordinative", for coordinate the different duties in government, the second is "consultative", for gathering the professional opinions from the outside. The third is " independent judge", for meeting to judge affairs by exist standards, and the last "regulation", for regulate public affairs by independent staffs. These four types are different commissions exist in Kaoshiung Municipal Government, but some are contradict to the findings on the structure-functional assumes which this thesis conclude.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Population and Development))--National Institute of Development Administration, 2003.

本博士論文では行政責任論の応用研究を実施した。行政責任論の応用研究とは、行政責任論の概念または考え方を用いて、行政活動の実態を考察する研究を指す。先行研究のほとんどは行政責任論の概念の理論的な精緻化のみを目的とし、それらが現実の行政の把握にあたって、どのように有用であるのかを確認してこなかった。本博士論文では行政責任論の観点から、行政改革および行政組織の設置を考察し、行政責任論の意義を再検討した。 / 博士(政策科学) / Doctor of Philosophy in Policy and Management / 同志社大学 / Doshisha University