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Although power is a major concern of organization theory, little research has focused on the horizontal dimension of power between organizations at relatively equal hierarchical levels. This study attempts to fill that void by operationalizing organizational power for 127 federal government agencies. The derived measure is subjected to tests for internal and external validity by empirically testing one promising theory of agency power.

A model of affirmative action constraints is defined, according to which economic, political, & administrative/labor pool constraints have impact on a state's ability to attract minority employees in state & local government. Estimation of this model with 1975 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data indicates that political constraints are least important. The impacts of twelve environmental variables on both this measure (minority penetration) & the Gini index of inequality (minority stratification) at the same bureaucratic level are assessed. Minority penetration is likely to be increased only through long-run economic factors, while minority stratification is likely to be attainable more rapidly & with fewer economic constraints. 2 Tables. W. H. Stoddard.

Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Common Denominator: Persistent Racial Gaps in the Administration of Policy -- 2. Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Public Sector Workforce: Insights from Public Education -- 3. Race and Policing in Modern America -- 4. Public Administration and Racial Disparities in Health and Health Care: Toward New Health Inequality Research -- 5. Race, Place, and Digital Governance -- 6. Racial Diversity and Organizational Performance in the U.S. Nonprofit Sector -- 7. A Janus-faced Public Administration and Race: International Experiences -- 8. Race and Public Administration: Current Status and Future Issues -- Index.