James P. Pfiffner, editor of The Managerial Presidency, agrees.
"That is an important distinction to make," he says, pointing to the Iran Contra scandal as negative example of abdication.
Pfiffner's book argues that presidents have the right to pay close attention to anything in the executive branch, but risk losing sight of the big picture if they are too focused on details.
Associate Professor of Business Administration Clayton M. Christensen says he feels that the way in which Bush assigns power is not as important as whom he chooses to trust. After all, Christensen says, Bush's advisers are among the most respected Washington insiders.
"Just click through Bush's senior management team and you'll get a sense for how good a manager Bush is," he says. "All of the other issues are trivial compared to this."
Super Efficient?
Bush spent "in the neighborhood of five hours" on the national budget, White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. told the New York Times article on March 10.
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