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Walcott, Charles Eliot was born on April 19, 1943 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Stuart and Mary (Eliot) Walcott.
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This text presents a theoretical approach to the analysis of politics and decision making in public organizations. Using a "governance perspective" that focuses on the formal and informal structures of organizations, it presents ways of thinking about how organizations cope with uncertainty and controversy, provides illustrations from contemporary public administration and policy implementation, and suggests appropriate organizational responses to the types of problems public organizations often face. This book should be of interest to HND and degree courses in public administration.
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Charles Walcott and Karen Hult maintain that the organization of the White House influences presidential performance much more than commonly thought and that organization theory is an essential tool for understanding that influence. Their book offers the first systematic application of organizational governance theory to the structures and operations of the White House Office. Using organizational theory to analyze what at times has been a rather ad hoc and disorganized office might seem quixotic. After all, the White House Office exists within a turbulent political environment that encourages expedient decision-making. And every four to eight years it must be "reinvented" by presidents who have their own theories and preferences about how to organize a staff to serve their policy needs. But Walcott and Hult argue that White House staffs are not simply puppets of presidential preference and style. Yes, staff structures evolve primarily from presidents' strategic responses to external demands. But those structures in turn significantly influence how the executive branch perceives and responds to further demands. The first part of their book lays out the theoretical argument. The second examines White House "outreach": congressional liaison, press relations, personnel selection, executive branch oversight, and interest group and intergovernmental liaison. The third focuses on White House handling of policy development and implementation. The fourth analyzes staff structures that facilitate the operation of the presidency itself: presidential writing and scheduling, staff management, and cabinet coordination. The book concludes by identifying general patterns in the emergency, nature, and stability of governance structures in the White House. Original and instructive, Governing the White House provides a much-needed primer on the inner workings of the White House staff and will be an essential volume for anyone studying the presidency.
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Walcott, Charles Eliot was born on April 19, 1943 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Stuart and Mary (Eliot) Walcott.
AB, Occidental College, 1964; Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1971.
Teaching assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1967-1968; assistant professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1968-1978; associate professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1978-1989; associate professor, Virginia Technology Institute, Blacksburg, since 1989. Adjunct Professor Hamline U., St. Paul, 1983-1989.
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Member Ramsey County Local Government Study Commission, St. Paul, 1973-1974. Treasurer Linwood Booster Club, St. Paul, 1979-1980. Director St. Peter (Minnesota) Soccer Association, 1983-1985.
Member American Political Science Association (Executive Committee undergraduate education section 1995-1996), Midwest Political Science Association.
Married Anne Stillman, June 8, 1963 (divorced February 1990). Children: Stuart S., Donald A. Married Karen Marie Hult, June 16, 1990.