| dc.description.abstract | Top management selection for public enterprises has been a continuing problem for the Government. Scores of public enterprises, including some big and important ones, remain headless at any time, despite Government efforts. Actual tenures have remained short and a satisfactorily long average tenure stilt remamvorrir" a* §oot.
In this timely article, Professor Murthy questions the
appropriateness of the model of enterprise used in public enterprise. The top manager's job and the
problem of relating the man to public enterprise
using four planning and control models—private enterprise,
staff, middle management, and factory manager. The power
of appointment to improve performance is enhanced if the
choice of the person, the enterprise's needs, and the planning
and control model that the government is able to use
are in balance. Drawing from experiences of public enterprises
in India, Turkey, and the U.S., he emphasizes how
political power can strengthen the appointment process
and, thus, the performance of the public enterprise. | |
