000			01218pab a2200193 454500
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100			_aSelden, Sally Coleman
245			_aThe role of city managers: are they principals, agents, or both?
260			_c1999
300			_ap.124-48
362			_aJun
520			_aThis study uses a survey of 1,135 city managers to evaluate the contemporary city manager role and to evaluate its consistency with principal-agent theory. The findings are mixed. It appears that city councils can control city managers as principal-agent theory suggests, but that most city councils opt for less complex solutions involving trust and role sharing with the city manager. In other words, principal-agent theory does not fully explain the council-manager relationship. In an effort to understand this relationship more thoroughly, this study develops a typology of city manager roles based on the extent of their involvement in policy and the degree of autonomy exercised. - Reproduced
650			_aCivil service
650			_aLocal government
700			_aBrudney, Jeffrey L.
700			_aBrewer, Gene A.
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
909			_a41087
999			_c41087 _d41087