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What is Local Government Authority

Chapter 8
Handbook of Research on Activating Middle Executives’ Agency to Lead and Manage During Times of Crisis
Local Authorities are those entities at the local level through which the Ministry of Local Government carries out its functions within communities. These entities are, the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), the 13 Municipal Corporations (The Local Government Laws and Governance, 2016 & Local Government Entitles: Roles and Functions, 2022).
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Autonomy and Empowerment for Middle Managers in Jamaican Local (Municipal) Authorities: A Positioning Strategy for Change Leadership/Management
Darcia Ann Marie Roache (Capilano University, Canada), Stanley Bruce Thomson (MacEwan University, Canada), and Richard Oliver Muschette (Coventry University, UK)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 30
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4331-6.ch008
Abstract
The chapter explores how chief executive officers' (CEOs) leadership styles in municipal corporations (MCs) in Jamaica affect middle managers' autonomy and empowerment for change leadership in times of crises. The CEOs' leadership styles contribute to the performance of middle managers' fulfilment of their organizational mandate. Fourteen participants (senior and middle managers), with at least 10 years of working experience at the senior and middle management levels, participated in this study to explore human lived experiences using a case study approach. The qualitative case study used NVivo 12 software to analyze data collected using semi-structured interview questions on how CEOs in MCs can empower middle managers with autonomy to effectively perform their jobs. The findings reveal that when CEOs empower and give autonomy to middle managers, such an action could transform local government organizations and encourage best practices for organizational change in times of crises.
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