ABSTRACT
The Case of the Peregrine Falcon is typical of the kind of problems that public-sector managers are increasingly facing in the exercise of their discretionary leadership authority. Problems of scarcity have created an expanding regulatory environment where multiple stakeholders and competing authority structures must be successfully reconciled without fully adequate information, time, and money. Laws may be ambiguous, constituency interests conflicting, and organizational resources limited. The park ranger established an Eagle Rock Advisory Committee consisting of representatives from the local climbing organization, the Access Fund, and other climbers not affiliated with any official organization. The park ranger for Eagle Rock State Park initiated a process to develop a site-specific plan for access to the Rock.
