Public Personnel Agencies Study, 1958 (ICPSR 7081)

Published: Feb 16, 1992

Principal Investigator(s):
Peter M. Blau; Wolf Heydebrand; Robert Stauffer

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07081.v1

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Project Description

Summary

This study analyzed public personnel agencies -- executive agencies of the Civil Service Commission that administer the personnel policies of state and local governments. Some special agencies, such as port authorities and some Canadian agencies, were also included. The data cover the structure of the agency, professionalism, specialization, and the agency's performance of its duties.

Citation

Blau, Peter M., Heydebrand, Wolf, and Stauffer, Robert. Public Personnel Agencies Study, 1958. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07081.v1

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Funding

National Science Foundation (GS-553)

Subject Terms

government agencies local government management organizational behavior organizational structure organizations personnel management personnel policy state government United States

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1958

Date of Collection

1958

Methodology

Sample

The agencies were selected from the rolls of the Public Personnel Association.

Universe

Public personnel agencies in the United States and Canada, including some port authorities.

Data Source

records of the Public Personnel Association

Data Type(s)

administrative records data

Version(s)

Original Release Date

1984-05-03

Version Date

1992-02-16

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.
The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.

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