Political Conflict, Fiscal Stress, and Administrative Turnover in American Cities

Abstract

is often citedas a coveted feature of the civilservice, top-level administratorsat all levels of government usually cannot ex-pect to stay very long in any particular po-sition. Sometimes top administrators suffera falling out with elected officials and may bedismissed (or at least fail to gain reappoint-ment) for an additional term. In other cases,high-level executives may seek out greenerpastures, often with another government thatoffers higher salaries , better working condi-tions, or perhaps more satisfying work. Thistrend has been especially striking for high-ranking city administrators, including citymanagers. In response to this trend, severalrecent empirical analyses have examined thefactors that account for turnover of localgovernment managers (DeSantis and Renner1993; Renner 1990; DeHoog and Whitaker1990; Whitaker and DeHoog 1991; Feiockand Stream 1998).Much of this research suggests that tenureand turnover patterns of local governmentadministrators are affected by “push” and“pull” factors (see, e.g., DeHoog and Whit-

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