Role players and authority figures
Informal power relationships within local authorities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6326562 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Tichelar (Bristol Business School, University of The West of England, UK, corresponding author), Linda K Watts (University of the West of England, corresponding author), Linda Watts (Research Student, University of the West of England, UK) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 221-231 |
| Publication date | 2000-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/0305573002500938 |
| OpenAlex | W2023167895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
English Little academic research has been carried out into the role of ‘the centre’ in UK local authorities. The literature concentrates on formal management relationships such as coordination, control and political management, but it does not address more informal power dynamics. This article examines the interplay of power relationships in management and policy roles carried out by staff who are located either in the ‘corporate centre’ or in a ‘service department’. It argues that there is a significant degree of unresolved intra-organisational conflict representing different interests and that these have to be ‘managed’ informally, without recourse to the ‘formal’ hierarchical managerial system. It concludes that there are associated management skills that are still relatively unrecognised in local government
Business · Conflict management · Control (management · Economics · Government (linguistics · Local authority · Local government · Management · Management control system · Organisational change · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Power structure · Public relations · Service (business · Sociology · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Scottish History and National Identity · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |