This paper examines different paradigms of policy behavior on the basis of economic-rational, political-extra-rational and contextual dimensions. The strategic position of the public administrator in the implementation and reformulation phases of policy making designates him as a designer of social environments that result from policy participation and its implementation. To ensure that executed policy continues to be effective and responsive to changing times and needs, the ensuing policy behavior of the public administrator will be the key factor between status quo arrangements being maintained or new social environments being created as a result of assertive and proactive administrative policy behavior.