01390nam a2200253Ia 4500 0000011505 20251012174517.0 740603s1974 nyu b 001 0 eng 0471505404 9780471505402 n-us--- JS141 .K67 352/.0083/0973 352/.008/0973 18 Mayors in action: five approaches to urban governance [by] John P. Kotter [and] Paul R. Lawrence. New York, Wiley [1974] ix, 287 p 24 cm. "A Wiley-Interscience publication." Bibliography: p. 275-278. Current conceptions of the mayor -- A new framework -- Agenda setting -- Network building and maintenance -- Accomplishing tasks -- Patterns of behavior: the identification of five types of mayor -- Pattern dynamics: constructing a model of mayoral be havior -- Atlanta: a case study in mayoral behavior -- Successful and unsuccessful coalignment behavior -- Pattern emergence -- Pattern impact: rating the mayor's performance -- Implications for social scientists: a coalignment model of administration -- Implications for mayors -- The future: some disturbing trends. Mayors United States. Mayors United States Case studies. United States Urban regions Local government Role of mayors Case studies 5058 5058