This article surveys the growing research programme on the duration of cabinet ministers. It
examines some of the conceptual and methodological issues confronting research …

Bruce Ackerman shows how the institutional dynamics of the last half-century have
transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for political extremism and …

A defining feature of public sector employment in the United States is the regular change in
elected leadership. We describe how these changes alter policy and disrupt civil servants' …

This Research Note explores the political dynamics of bureaucratic turnover. It argues that
changes in a government's policy objectives can shift both political screening strategies and …

The first book to explore the tension between presidents and federal agencies from the
perspective of careerists in the executive branch. Winner of the Herbert A. Simon Book …

Despite increasing attention, top management research has been heavily dominated by a
focus on private companies with much less emphasis on the top managers in public …

This Article analyzes when and why administrative agencies avoid rulemaking procedural
requirements such as the Administrative Procedure Acts (APA's) notice-and-comment …

Proponents of the “China Model” suggest that autocracies, particularly in East Asia, reward
competence more than democracies. However, a competing literature argues that …

This article explores the impact of political determinants on the survival of managers in state‐
owned enterprises (SOEs). Drawing on theories of bureaucratic delegation, it is argued that …

In many political systems the political neutrality of senior managers' tenure is often cherished
as a key part of the politics‐administration dichotomy and is subject to formal safeguards …