Hispanics in the Senior Executive Service: Continuity and Change in the Decade 1980-1990

Abstract

The survey reported here is an extension of the first systematic attempt in 1980 directed toward profiling the character of Hispanic federal senior executives. No previous studies have tracked the views of Hispanic SES members over time. The findings suggest that: (1) Hispanics continue to be represented in the SES in minimal numbers despite contentions to the contrary in the literature; (2) Hispanic SES'ers are not experiencing sources of dissatisfaction to the extent that former SES'ers indicated as reasons for their departure; and, (3) race relations in the federal public service continue to be a serious problem as we enter the 1990s.