Understanding CEO Role Perception and Time Usage: Are New Municipal Typologies Useful?

Management Roles in Political and Senior Civil Servant Positions: A Multiple-Study Approach

“…A second major research trend has focused on the tensions between top bureaucrats and politicians (Aberbach and Rockman, 2006;Christensen and Laegreid, 2012). Among this extensive literature, a few studies have related these tensions to managerial roles (Ammons and Newell, 1989;Bäck, Heinelt and Magnier, 2006;Eskridge, 2014;Klausen and Magnier, 1998;Mouritzen and Svara, 2002). Despite the importance of this topic, there is little empirical evidence about how managerial roles are performed in political positions and top civil servant positions when both are acting as managers, that is, responsible for a unit (ministry, secretary, department, etc.…”

“…Despite the importance of this topic, there is little empirical evidence about how managerial roles are performed in political positions and top civil servant positions when both are acting as managers, that is, responsible for a unit (ministry, secretary, department, etc. ) (Ammons and Newell, 1989;Eskridge, 2014). While not many studies have empirically addressed this question, some authors have argued that the management roles held by politicians and top civil servants might differ (Liguori, Sicilia and Steccolini, 2009;May and Winter, 2009).…”

Capturing Structural and Functional Diversity Through Institutional Analysis

“…Charters can determine the structural and functional elements of city government, including those among the citizenry that are qualified to govern, the scope and nature of authority that governing positions and bodies exercise, and the relationships that exist between authorized governing entities (Frederickson, Johnson, and Wood 2004; Maser 1998). Scholars have long understood the importance of government form for city management and performance (Carr 2015; Carr and Tavares 2014); however, decades of theoretical and empirical inquiry have yet to capture the diversity displayed across contemporary municipal governance arrangements (Eskridge 2014; Frederickson, Johnson, and Wood 2004; Nelson and Svara 2010).…”