Peason William M.
Expanding the opportunity for partisan activity among government employees: potential effects on fenderal executives political involvement - 16(4) Apr 1993, p.511-25
Almost half the respondents to a 1990 survey of federal Senior Executive Service personnel said their political activity, would increase if Hatch Act constraints on partisan political involvement were removed. More than one-third predicted that if the permitted, they would distribute partisan compaign literature organize political meetings, and publicly endorse condidates-activities the Hatch ActBnow prohibits. Scaling techniques reveal respondent's present poliCical activity level is 2.58(on a 1-10 scale), increasing to an estimated 4.07 with Hatch Act liberalization. The potential for expanded political activity is disporsed widely through the SES, but it appears greatest among females, non-whites, youths, n
Political Activities
Government Employees
Federal Hatch Act, 1939
Federal Executives
Civil Service -- Political Activities -- U.S.A.
Expanding the opportunity for partisan activity among government employees: potential effects on fenderal executives political involvement - 16(4) Apr 1993, p.511-25
Almost half the respondents to a 1990 survey of federal Senior Executive Service personnel said their political activity, would increase if Hatch Act constraints on partisan political involvement were removed. More than one-third predicted that if the permitted, they would distribute partisan compaign literature organize political meetings, and publicly endorse condidates-activities the Hatch ActBnow prohibits. Scaling techniques reveal respondent's present poliCical activity level is 2.58(on a 1-10 scale), increasing to an estimated 4.07 with Hatch Act liberalization. The potential for expanded political activity is disporsed widely through the SES, but it appears greatest among females, non-whites, youths, n
Political Activities
Government Employees
Federal Hatch Act, 1939
Federal Executives
Civil Service -- Political Activities -- U.S.A.