Searching for Capable Bureaucrats

Abstract

The ascent to power of a Democratic administration promoting the value of government activism has generated questions about the ability of the federal bureaucracy to execute expanded missions. Bureaucracy is associated in the public mind with inefficiency and wastefulness. This public image, in combination with such factors as low pay and ineffective recruiting, has discouraged the best talent graduating from college each year from seeking employment in the public sector. This paper examines the increasing difficulty the government is having in attracting quality employees and offers recommendations for improvement

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276856

Entities

People

  • E. T. Wooldridge

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Commerce
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Management Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Quality Of Life
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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  • Educational Psychology
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