Commentary: The Role of Role Clarity Remains Unclear

• Date: 01 September 2013
• Author: Dan G. Blair
• Published date: 01 September 2013
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12122

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Dan G. Blair

National Academy of Public Administration

 e Role of Role Clarity Remains Unclear

“ e Importance of Role Clarif‌i cation in

Workgroups: Ef‌f ects on Perceived Role Clarity,

Work Satisfaction, and Turnover Rates” by

Shahidul Hassan addresses a fundamental question of

public administration: does role clarif‌i cation “af‌f ect

perceived role clarity, work satisfaction, and turnover

rates in distinct of‌f‌i ces or workgroups in a govern-

ment agency”? In doing so, this article provides “a

set of testable hypotheses about how greater role

clarif‌i cation may be associated with increased work

Dan G. Blair was named president

and chief executive off‌i cer of the National

Academy of Public Administration in July

2011. He brings to the Academy more than

26 years of federal public service and is a

recognized expert and prominent leader in

public service management, having served

in top leadership positions in the executive

and legislative branches as well as the

regulatory sector. He received a bachelor’s

degree in journalism and a juris doctor from

the University of Missouri–Columbia.

E-mail: dblair@napawash.org

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