The Structures of the Reagan White House

This article presents data on four structures in the Reagan White House. The issue structure revealed an unusually high level of agreement. Three issue groups all reflected a fundamental conservatism. The communication structure showed the greatest volume of communications flowing to central coordinators and showed variations between other units dependent on an internal or external focus. The influence structure showed power concentrated among senior staff members, but with a large number of senior members recognized as influential. The organizational structure revealed a ranking of units with the Office of Management and Budget as the most important, the Office of Public Liaison the least, and the other units ranked in between. A comparison of similar data from the Carter White House staff indicates that the issue structure is the most likely to change from one administration to another, and the organizational structure is most likely to remain stable

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