01161pab a2200145 454500008003600000100002000036245006100056362002600117520072300143650003900866650002700905700001600932700001900948773004800967180718b   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSinclair Amanda  aWhat do chief adminstrators do? : findings from Victoria  a52(1) Mar 93, p.12-24  aThis study explores the views of Victorian Chief Administrators(CAs) about their jobs. CAs report that the environment of administration has changed in three broad areas: greater public expectations, a breakdown of the politics administration dichotomy and difficulties reconciling managerial accountability with limited managerial autonomy. In response - with the "what", "why" and "how" of agency operation. First, they attempt to shape the "what"or the ends and values their agency creates. Second, they act to enhance the "why" or their agency's legitimacy and the support it attracts from constituencies. Third, CAs are concerned with "how" to mobilise organisational resources, perticularly by moulding culture t  a Public Administration -- Victoria  aLeadership -- Victoria  aAlford John  aBaird Jeanette  aAustralian Journal of Public Administration