" This is a deep and well-thought out framework for studying US foreign policy. Its focus on
institutions and decision-making sets it apart from other texts, and its ability to help students …

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decision making, particularly as applied to the job of National Security Council adviser. It …

In exploring the evolution and institutionalization of the White House chief of staff and the
office that chiefs oversee, we focus on presidencies from Reagan through Obama. We pay …

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presidency, a lively debate has raged over the optimal size and organization of the …

Abstract Focusing on White House chiefs of staff and the Office of the Chief of Staff during
the first three years of the Donald Trump administration, we examine the office and its …

In an effort to examine the causal determinants of performance dynamics for the
administrative presidency, the authors apply empirical public management theory to White …

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W hite H ouse chiefs of staff during the O bama administration: R ahm E manuel and W illiam …

The authors of the classic Influence Without Authority explain the unique challenges of
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Abstract The White House Chief of Staff (COS) has become the modern presidency's
organizational lynchpin, the position tasked with helping presidents “faithfully execute the …

The purpose of this article is to examine the extent to which the management system and
foreign policy advisory structures of the George W. Bush Administration led the president to …