Branch Rickey as a public manager: fulfilling the eight responsibilities of public management, 1997 / Robert D. Behn.

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Branch Rickey as a public manager: fulfilling the eight responsibilities of public management, 1997 / Robert D. Behn.

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This article describes the process that Brooklyn Dodger General Manager Branch Rickey used to integrate baseball after World War II. Even though Rickey operated in the private sector, Behn argues that Rickey acted like a public official, following eight critical responsibilities of a "public manager." The article also provides background information on Rickey's career.

[34] p. Includes press release.

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Robert Behn is a professor of public management at Duke University's Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy. From the description of Branch Rickey as a public manager: fulfilling the eight responsibilities of public management, 1997 / Robert D. Behn. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 39026285 ...