01361pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002500040245003000065260000900095300001400104362001200118520097200130650001501102650002601117700002701143773003301170180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBertelli, Anthony M.  aManagerial responsibility  c2003  ap.259-68.  aMay-Jun  aThe concept of managerial responsibility is a shining thread in the literature of public administration, but its definition within our constitutional scheme remains elusive. How will we know responsible public management when we see it? We propose one answer: Public administration should be conducted according to what we term a "percept of managerial responsibility", which involves four interrelated elements derived from the classical literature of public administration: judgment, accountability, balance, and rationality. We apply this precept to one of the most vexing problems of public administration theory and practice, institutional reform litigation. This application illustrates how the precept solves a major theoretical problem of American public administration by defining a role for administrative officers that fully comports with the Modisonian scheme of separated institutions - legislative, executive, and judicial - sharing power. - Reproduced.  aManagement  aPublic administration  aLynn, Laurence E., Jr.  aPublic Administration Review