한국지방행정연구원

The Korea Local Administration Review

Year
2012-03
Author
Lee, Kyoung-Ho ・Kim, Jeong-Uk

Achievements and Challenges of Executive Agencies in Seoul Metropolitan Government

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This study aims to review and diagnosis the experiences of three executiveagencies in Seoul Metropolitan Government. It has been 3 years since executiveagency system was introduced to Seoul Metropolitan Government in 2008. Theexecutive agency system has been considered to be one of major innovativeorganizational experiments in the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Theagencification have shown more performance orientation in positive side andstill weak managerial autonomy and accountability in negative side. This studysuggests that the scope of the agencification should need to be expanded afterthe institutional improvements of autonomy and accountability.
□ Keywords: Executive Agency, Autonomy, Accountability, Seoul MetropolitanGovernment