Paid to Think: Redefining Civic Leadership

Gomes, Ricardo Corrêa; Streib, Greg

doi:10.1002/ncr.21195

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“…However, skilled city managers work through the elected representatives that they serve. They also need an understanding of constitutionalism and possess concerns for the rights of citizens (Cooper, 2004), and need listening and thinking skills (Gomes & Streib, 2014; Stivers, 1994), in addition to knowledge of their policy environment (Kearney & Sinha, 1988).…”

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The Professional Mind-Set of City Managers: Implications for Public Administration

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Demir

Streib

2018

Administration & Society

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We develop a theoretical model of city manager professionalism addressing professional guidance and commitment, and four public service values: ethical solutions, neutral competence, political responsiveness, and political solutions. We tested these professionalism values on a national survey sample of city managers in the United States. Using structural equation modeling, we found evidence that professionalism acted directly on reported ethical behavior, and ethical behavior indirectly explained political responsiveness positively and political solutions negatively through neutral competence. Our analysis supports arguments that public service professionalization is possible and clarifies the pathways toward this important goal. Our study focuses on understanding how involvement in professional associations and activities relates to city manager perceptions of their own values and competence.

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