The purpose of this thesis was to develop and test a causal model of Texas city manager policy role orientation. The first chapter contains a selective review of major works concerning the city manager and the council manager plan. From these works, research perspectives and variables thought to affect managerial policy behavior were identified. A policy role orientation typology was constructed from nine role questions. Four "types" of managers were identified. After a review of the characteristics of the Texas council-manager cities and managers surveyed, the analysis of the isolated variables was carried out. A causal model of managerial policy role orientation was developed and the predictions and assumptions were tested. Further study was indicated, due to the model's failure.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663500 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Smith, Russell Lane |
| Contributors | Newell, Charldean, Estrada, Leobardo |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 166 leaves: ill., Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Smith, Russell Lane, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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