Managerial values in local government - Victoria, Australia

Author: Pullin Len   Haidar Ali  

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 0951-3558

Source: International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol.16, Iss.4, 2003-06, pp. : 286-302

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Abstract

This article explores the values that local government senior managers assume in their day-to-day relationship with elected officials (councillors). The study is set in the state of Victoria, Australia which, along with the two other levels of Australian government, has a strong historical association with the Westminster system of public management. The findings demonstrate that local government senior managers practice the fundamental values and beliefs of public management neutrality.