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Executive Behavior: An Examination of Selected Studies for Three Decades of Administrative Work Across Organizational Settings, Industries, and Contexts

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Kent D. Peterson

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

This study examined administrative work in business, schools, and universities, by using tabular review to compare the findings of selected studies on patterns of behavior. Results of analysis show in spite of differences in organizations and goals, there is considerable similarity in the daily work realities of these executives studied. However, when differences did emerge, they were largely due to the executive's proximity to the operational core. Executives who were closer to the operational core, were less likely to have flexibility and control over their work, than executives who had layers embedded in their organization to shield them from the intensity of the operational core.

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