Variables Affecting the Integration of Public Affairs in Defense Department Policymaking.

Abstract

This thesis seeks to determine the proper role of public affairs and the variables which affect its participation in DOD policymaking. The research is descriptive. A search of the literature reveals that participation in policymaking is a proper function of public affairs, although the status and place of the function varies. Interviews of DOD public affairs personnel in December 1972 reveals that the variables are: the key decisionmaker, the organizational environment and the practitioner. These variables are explained using 'administrative man' and organization theories. A central conclusion is that public affairs participation in policymaking is a function of the decision makers experiences, learning and past behavior in interaction with the organization environment and the practitioner, which are also interacting; each of the latter variables have their own perceptual sets which influence their interaction. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA091484

Entities

People

  • Fredric H. Leigh

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Human Behavior
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Organization Theory
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Students
  • United States Government

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.