it. Little thought was given to telling a subordinate why a task was to be performed or why a particular method was preferable. Certainly, little thought was given to either consulting with or informing subordinates ahead of time concerning a decision or a proposed change which would affect them (Luthans, 1989).
Beginning about 20 years ago, British senior police administrators began to actively delegate increasing decision making authority to subordinate police supervisors (Pike, 1985). This delegation was different from the discretionary prerogatives long delegated to police officers in the street in both Britain and the United States. The progressive trend in the delegation of responsibility is present in the United States; however, chiefs of police in the United States tend to maintain a much firmer hand on departmental authority than do their counterparts in Britain the senior police administrators (Wilson and McLaren, 1987). The most successful chiefs of police/senior police admin
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