Facilitative leadership in public organizations: A study of federal agency supervisors.

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dc.contributor.advisorFranklin, Aimee,en_US
dc.contributor.authorMccarthy, Victoria.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:19:34Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:19:34Z
dc.date.issued2004en_US
dc.description.abstractUsing secondary analysis of raw data from two federal government employee surveys, this study examines the concept of facilitative leadership by supervisors within federal agencies. Results from bivariate and multivariate analysis reveal ten factors of organizational leadership that are facilitated through supervisors in federal agencies. These factors are: developing a spirit of teamwork, recognizing good performance, involving employees in the decisions that affect their work, allowing job flexibility, defining good performance, communicating vision, correcting poor performance, providing electronic access to information and promoting innovation.en_US
dc.description.abstractTwo of these factors, providing electronic access to information and promoting innovation were found to be negatively correlated with supervisors' ratings from their subordinates. These findings were surprising and not predictive by the literature review. When supervisors facilitate the organizational leadership factors teamwork, recognizing good performance, involving employees in the decisions that affect their work, allowing job flexibility, defining good performance, communicating vision, and correcting poor performance, they are viewed more favorably by their subordinates. However, providing electronic access to information and promoting innovation had a negative impact on supervisor ratings from subordinates.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe concept of leadership is significant, theoretically and instrumentally, in public administration. Despite the extensive literature on organizational leadership, there have been few empirical assessments of leadership's pervasiveness within a public organization.en_US
dc.format.extentxii, 163 leaves :en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/809
dc.noteAdviser: Aimee Franklin.en_US
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-09, Section: A, page: 3560.en_US
dc.subjectBusiness Administration, Management.en_US
dc.subjectSupervisors United States Employee rating of.en_US
dc.subjectCivil service United States Personnel management.en_US
dc.subjectPolitical Science, Public Administration.en_US
dc.subjectMiddle managers.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineDepartment of Political Scienceen_US
dc.titleFacilitative leadership in public organizations: A study of federal agency supervisors.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Department of Political Science
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI3149290en_US

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