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The public administrator's dilemma: Containing conflict
Author(s) -
Auerbach Arnold J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.3930100103
Subject(s) - accommodation , dilemma , government (linguistics) , welfare , public administration , public sector , public relations , business , political science , law , psychology , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology , neuroscience
The public sector is in the same situation that labor‐management relations was in during the middle thirties—but one big difference is this: in the 30s, the government pressured business leaders to choose the road to accommodation; in the 70's, it is pressuring public administrators to exert more force and authority to keep students, minorities, welfare clients and other groups out of the decision‐making orbit.