作者：Zhang, Yahong; Feiock, Richard C.
作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Newark; State University System of Florida; Florida State University
摘要：City managers' policy leadership has drawn great attention from scholars of public administration. However, what factors explain variation in managers' policy-making roles has not been systematically explored. This study investigates the mechanisms leading elected officials to defer to the manager in policy making. Survey data from Florida council-manager cities indicate that noninstitutional factors-such as mayors' political experience, managers' professionalism, and concordance of manager an...
