City Managers’ Job Satisfaction and Frustration

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 670-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahong Zhang ◽  
Xiang Yao ◽  
Jong One Cheong
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Local Government ◽  
City Government ◽  
Federal State ◽  
City Managers ◽  
Community Influence ◽  
City Population ◽  
Hygiene Factors ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

As an organizational objective and social value, job satisfaction is important in itself. Various studies have investigated job satisfaction of government employees at the federal, state, and local government levels. This study focuses on job satisfaction of city managers. In particular, it develops Herzberg’s motivator-hygiene theory in the context of local government to identify distinct sets of motivators and hygiene factors for city managers. Using survey data collected from city managers in Georgia, this study suggests that performance of city government and managers’ community influence are important motivators for city managers. Salary and city population are hygiene factors, whereas managers’ policy-making influence, relationship with the council, and effectiveness of council exert significant impact on both satisfaction and frustration. Implications and suggestions are provided.

Continuity of Operations planning: Meeting the standard of care

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Robin J. Clark, JD ◽  
Megan H. Timmins, JD
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Continuity Of Operations ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

Recent disasters have increased the public’s awareness of the lack of emergency preparedness of state and local governments. The attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 highlighted failures in government agency coordination, while the anthrax attacks that followed and the more recent natural disasters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 have deepened concerns that our government is unprepared for emergencies. Partially in response to the public’s concern, the federal government has encouraged Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning at the federal, state, and local government levels.Public attention, government engagement, and the promulgation of federal directives and guidance are leading to an increase in the standard of care for all public sector planning efforts, thus creating potential liabilities in the areas of COOP planning, testing, training, and maintenance. At this point, COOP planning is becoming the norm for state and local government agencies, and while the process of COOP planning may itself expose agencies to certain liabilities, there is also an increase in the potential liability for agencies that do not undertake COOP planning efforts. Further, it appears that the potential liability of agencies that do not engage in COOP planning far exceeds any liabilities incurred through the planning process.

The Practitioners' Perspective

1975 ◽  
Vol 8 (04) ◽  
pp. 376-380
Author(s):  
Stuart Nagel ◽  
Marian Neal
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Good Group ◽  
Government Work ◽  
Science And Government ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

This article is designed to summarize the findings of a questionnaire directed to APSA members who indicated they held government positions when they completed a form for the 1973 APSABiographical Directory. The questionnaire was designed to determine how political science has been and can be used in federal, state, and local government agencies and in administrative, legislative, and judicial positions.A. The Respondents and the QuestionsIn January, 1975, the questionnaire was mailed to the 425 APSA members who held government positions as of 1973. These persons were chosen as a good group of people to ask about the relevance of political science to government work since they are likely to be knowledgeable about both political science and government work, and are likely to be responsive to such a survey.

History of state and local government in Russia IX-XXI centuries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natal'ya Borschik ◽  
Aleksandr Tret'yakov
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Archival Studies ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
History Of ◽  
Background Material ◽  
State And Local ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Relationship Of

The most important task of the Supreme bodies of state power and local administration in Russia is the strengthening and development of modern Russian federalism based on the constitutional relationship of the centre and subjects of Federation. The present textbook contains a set of materials for conducting lectures and practical exercises, background material, questions for self-students, etc. they are based on the author's development, some of which were used as assignments for seminars, essays, essays and other creative works within the framework of the teaching course "the Historical experience of state and local government in Russia." Meets the requirements of Federal state educational standards of higher education of the last generation. For students enrolled in training 46.03.02 "documentation studies and archival studies".

Federal, State and Local Government Publications

1967 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 380
Author(s):  
John L. B. Higgins ◽  
Thomas Shuler Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Federal State ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

Demographic indicators of trust in federal, state and local government: implications for Australian health policy makers

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha B. Meyer ◽  
Loreen Mamerow ◽  
Anne W. Taylor ◽  
Julie Henderson ◽  
Paul R. Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Local Council ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

Objective. To provide baseline findings regarding Australians’ trust in federal, state and local government. Methods. A computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) survey was administrated during October to December 2009 to a random sample (n = 1109) across Australia (response rate 41.2%). Binary logistic regression analyses were carried out by means of SPSS. Results. Age, household size, household income, IRSD and ARIA were found to be significant indicators for trust in federal, state and local government. Trust in state government is lower for older respondents and respondents living in inner and outer regional areas. Trust in local council is lower in respondents living in inner regional areas, respondents living in disadvantaged areas, and respondents in the income bracket of $60 001 to $100 000. Trust in federal government is lower for older respondents and respondents living in disadvantaged areas. Of note is diminished trust in government among older, regional and lower income ($30 001–$60 000) respondents. Conclusions. Trust in all levels of government was found to be the lowest in population groups that are identified by empirical research and media to have the poorest access to government services. As a consequence, improved access to services for these populations may increase trust in health policy. Increased trust in health governance may in turn, ensure effective dissemination and implementation of health policies and that existing inequities are not perpetuated through distrust of health information and policy initiatives. What is known about the topic? Evidence suggests that a lack of trust in government and associated programs has significant implications for the implementation and uptake of health services and programs. What does this paper add? Despite the importance of trust and the acknowledgement that citizen trust is declining, baseline information on Australians’ trust in state, federal and local government has not been published. What are the implications for practitioners? Findings highlight specific populations where trust in government is found to be low. Given the importance of trust in the acceptance of policy, this paper provides valuable information for policy makers interested in developing trust as a means of increasing public acceptance of policy.

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