Carrer experience and performing effectively as governor
By: HAMMAN, John A
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : Sage publications, June 2004Subject(s): Gubernatorial Job Performance; Popularity; Career ExperienceThe American Review of Public Administration 34, 2, p. 151-163Abstract: Although studies analyze the career paths of governors, virtually none investigates whether careers manter for how they perform once in office. This analysis merges attitudinal data from two 48-state ABC News/Washington Post national surveys with measures of career experience and state characteristics to assess the relationship between career experience and gubernatorial job performance. Controlling for contextual, attitudinal, and demographic factors, the results show that career experience in administrative and statewide executive branch offices relates positively to job performance. The analysis concludes by noting wich careers matter for subsequent performance as governor and the implications this has for contemporary trends in the career experience governors.
Although studies analyze the career paths of governors, virtually none investigates whether careers manter for how they perform once in office. This analysis merges attitudinal data from two 48-state ABC News/Washington Post national surveys with measures of career experience and state characteristics to assess the relationship between career experience and gubernatorial job performance. Controlling for contextual, attitudinal, and demographic factors, the results show that career experience in administrative and statewide executive branch offices relates positively to job performance. The analysis concludes by noting wich careers matter for subsequent performance as governor and the implications this has for contemporary trends in the career experience governors.
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