Management Strategies to Deal with Shrinking Resources

Abstract

31. Stahl, op. cit., p. 159. 32. In the ultimate, resolution of such a question would reflect political power rather than a pure value determination. Let the activities preceding the passage of the reform act attest to this. 33. J. C. Doherty, There's Room for Mischief in Those Bureaucratic Reforms, Washington Post (April 1, 1978), p. A13. 34. Though I must ask the reader to excuse my lack of sylloquistic rigor, the logic here is as follows: just as there exists a merit-patronage dichotomy, there also is a merit-seniority dichotomy. While patronage and seniority are not fungible, they equate to non-merit. Thus, if one favors seniority (which the unions do), he cannot favor merit; if he does not favor merit, then he must favor patronage. 35. Stahl, op.cit., p. 301.,