The Effect of Discretion on Efficacy: A Study of 4 State Bureaucrats
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Cryderman, Tessa
Date Issued
April 17, 2017
Abstract
This research aims to discover if increased discretion granted to state street-level bureaucrats improves efficacy and overall job satisfaction. In order to answer this question, a survey of four state street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) will be supported by a thorough theoretical analysis. One survey will be conducted in each of the four policy areas denoted by Gormley’s Policy Typology (1986), for a total of four case studies from the following state bureaus: (1) New York Department of Environmental Protection; (2) New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; (3) Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape; (4) Midwestern State Department of Education. These four case studies will then be analyzed against the literature set forth by Michael Lipsky (1980), William Gormley, Jr. (1986), as well as theories of delegation and principal-agent theory in order to effectively address the research question.
Major
Political Science
First Reader(s)
Harward, Brian M.
Other Reader(s)
Callen, Zachary A.
Department
Political Science
Type of Publication
Senior Project Paper
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