“…Literature about missions, teams, best practice, strategic management, quality management, globalization, leadership, change management, flatter structures, and the endless quest for efficiency and effectiveness overwhelmingly predominate (Goldberg, 2001;Howell, Green & Anders, 2003;Johnes, 2005;KoracKakabadse & Korac-Kakabadse, 1997;March, 1984;Odeck, 2006;Robertson, 1990;Rock et al, 2005;Savitch, 1998;Schachter, 1994;Strasser et al, 2005;Terrados, Almonacid & Hontoria, 2005;Wells et al, in press;Zajac & Bruhn, 1999), while little is said about the stuff of organizational life that directly effects the working lives of those who work in PA, especially with regard to their ability to provide support to the people they serve.…”