Attitudes Toward Change Among Brazilian Bureaucrats

Daland, Robert T.

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“…Survey data is ideal for assessing the influence of individual characteristics on social behavior, and, accordingly, surveys in development administration have tended to apply those theories which emphasize the importance of individual attitudes and values in shaping the performance of developing bureaucracies. Berger ( 1957), in his pioneering study of Egyptian administrators, investigated attitudes toward professionalism and bureaucratic authority; Eldersveld et al (1968) probed the &dquo;democratic-authoritarian&dquo; orientations of Indian administrators; Scott (1968) identified the basic values of the Malaysian administrative elite; and Daland (1972) investigated the attitudes of top Brazilian administrators toward change.…”

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“…A common form of analysis, then, is to use indicators of socialization experiences as independent [32] variables which explain the attitudes of administrators.' 3 For example, Berger (1957) used &dquo;exposure to the West&dquo; as an explanatory variable, Daland (1972) used &dquo;Parents SES&dquo; among others, and virtually all surveys include education as a major independent variable. A major gap in this research design is the analysis of connections from attitude to administrative behavior, a link which remains largely assumed.…”

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“…Berger, for instance, sampled 249 higher civil servants across four major ministries; his analysis, however, aggregated responses without respect to ministry. Similarly, Daland (1972) analyzed responses of 325 top Brazilian executives without respect to variations in organizational context. Studies such as those cited above have contributed to pioneering empirical analysis in development administration; however, a few caveats must be entered in their assessment.…”

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thoughtful comments on earlier drafts. Errors and omissions remain my own.The development of sound empirical theory has been a major, and elusive, objective for students of comparative administration. It is suggested that the lack of progress toward this goal can be partly attributed to the "complexity " of the empirical phenomena (the "operational space") encompassed by the field. A review of the literature reveals that most existing studies are limited in their coverage of this "space. " Those which analyze explanatory variables over a relatively large range of levels of analysis (ie., studies which are contextually detailed) tend to focus on one, or a very few, units of analysis; more extensive research in terms of units tends to be confined to a single level of analysis, usually at the highest (systemic) or lowest (individual) levels. Systematic comparative analysis of characteristics of organizations as units (e.g., task and goal structures, internal differentiation, technology, autonomy, organizational control, and so on) is neglected. To redress this imbalance, and to refocus theory in comparative administration on those aspects of organization "design" most amenable to change, a "multilevel/multimethod" research strategy is proposed. Examples of recent studies conducted at multiple levels of analysis are used to illustrate this approach.

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Section: Extensive Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Extensive Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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1977

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Contemporary Research on Public Administration and Bureaucracies in Latin America

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1974

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Civil Servant Attitudes Toward Administrative Rules and Procedures: A Comparative Analysis of Brazil and the United States

Steel

1988

Review of Public Personnel Administration

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This study represents an empirical investigation of civil servant orientations toward the regulation of bureaucratic conduct and discretion in a developing country—Brazil—and in an advanced capitalist country—the United States. Survey findings suggest that Brazilian civil servants are far more cautious and more likely to oppose the use of discretion than a comparable sample of American civil servants. Factors such as personal/background characteristics and value orientations were also investigated for their impact upon orientations toward the use of discretion, producing evidence of both common associations and some nation—specific effects.

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Attitudes Toward Change Among Brazilian Bureaucrats

Cited by 4 publications

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Observation and Theory in Development Administration

Observation and Theory in Development Administration

Contemporary Research on Public Administration and Bureaucracies in Latin America

Civil Servant Attitudes Toward Administrative Rules and Procedures: A Comparative Analysis of Brazil and the United States

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