Question 1

Who coined the term neutral competence and what is it?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In 1956,Herbert Kaufman argued that the three basic organizational values were neutral competence,executive leadership,and representativeness. The quest for neutral competence calls for the creation of a highly skilled bureaucracy insulated from the political interference that can undermine efficiency. This does not mean that bureaucracy is politically unaccountable or unresponsive,but it does mean that organizational designers must take care to minimize political meddling in issues that deal with the technical parts of administration.

Question 2

Neutral competence restructuring efforts in government have focused on all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing the executive's span of control 
B)  improving grouping of activities 
C)  creating interest group panels 
D)  strengthening administrative coordination 
A)  reducing the executive's span of control 
B)  improving grouping of activities 
C)  creating interest group panels 
D)  strengthening administrative coordination C

Question 3

Auxiliary staff provide basic housekeeping functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of Kaufman's organizational values calls for a strong president, governor, or mayor and strong department heads, all who adhere to a hierarchical organization that responds to the chief's policy priorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  neutral competence 
B)  representativeness 
C)  executive leadership 
D)  equilibrium 
A)  neutral competence 
B)  representativeness 
C)  executive leadership 
D)  equilibrium

Question 5

Promotion of private efficiency, accountability to the president, and effective database are components of which government organizational concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  choosing organizational criteria 
B)  interagency coordination 
C)  interagency conflict 
D)  role of staff 
A)  choosing organizational criteria 
B)  interagency coordination 
C)  interagency conflict 
D)  role of staff

Question 6

What does control staff do?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Control sta

Question 7

In 1983, the Supreme Court fundamentally changed the role of how the president can reorganize, create, and consolidate agencies making all of the statements below true EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the presidency lost some of its executive power 
B)  the Supreme Court must rule on the constitutionality of each of the president's plans for agency reorganization 
C)  the president's plan must be approved by a joint resolution of the House and Senate within ninety days after receipt 
D)  congressional idling in neutral is no longer to the president's advantage 
A)  the presidency lost some of its executive power 
B)  the Supreme Court must rule on the constitutionality of each of the president's plans for agency reorganization 
C)  the president's plan must be approved by a joint resolution of the House and Senate within ninety days after receipt 
D)  congressional idling in neutral is no longer to the president's advantage

Question 8

What is the biggest difference between horizontal and vertical coordination?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Horizontal coordinati

Question 9

One of the four persistent organizational concerns for government is the choice among criteria of good organization.What are some of those organizational criteria?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The organizational cr

Question 10

Interagency coordination may be a problem for organizations, but intra-agency coordination is NOT a problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What exists at the cabinet, subcabinet, and bureau levels to promote collaboration in jointly occupied areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  clearance procedures 
B)  lead agency formulas 
C)  interagency committees 
D)  interagency agreements 
A)  clearance procedures 
B)  lead agency formulas 
C)  interagency committees 
D)  interagency agreements

Question 12

Horizontal cooperation may include agencies coming together on the basis of coercion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Since parties rarely relinquish control of core functions to another, coordination is difficult and therefore requires which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  volunteerism and staff 
B)  vertical coordination 
C)  contracts and payments 
D)  horizontal collaborators 
A)  volunteerism and staff 
B)  vertical coordination 
C)  contracts and payments 
D)  horizontal collaborators

Question 14

Coordination requires intervention by a coordinator, which is a vertical activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_______________ depends on the willingness of agencies to come to agreement with one another.

Accepted Answer

A)  vertical integration 
B)  horizontal cooperation 
C)  vertical cooperation 
D)  horizontal integration 
A)  vertical integration 
B)  horizontal cooperation 
C)  vertical cooperation 
D)  horizontal integration

Question 16

According to organizational theory, conflict stems from a mismatch of any of the following agency bases EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  executive 
B)  purpose 
C)  clientele 
D)  place 
A)  executive 
B)  purpose 
C)  clientele 
D)  place

Question 17

Why are iron triangles dangerous to government (make sure your answer defines iron triangles)?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Iron triangles are al

Question 18

What effect did the Supreme Court's 1983 ruling on reorganization have on the president's ability to reorganize the executive branch?

Accepted Answer

A)  The decision strengthened the president's authority. 
B)  The decision weakened the president's authority. 
C)  The decision affirmed the president's past actions. 
D)  The decision required the president to ask OMB for analysis first. 
A)  The decision strengthened the president's authority. 
B)  The decision weakened the president's authority. 
C)  The decision affirmed the president's past actions. 
D)  The decision required the president to ask OMB for analysis first.

Question 19

How does interagency conflict arise from a mismatch of organizational bases? Make sure to list all four bases in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The four bases are pu

Question 20

What is the difference between a purpose agency and a clientele agency?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Purpose age

Who coined the term neutral competence and what is it?

Neutral competence restructuring efforts in government have focused on all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Auxiliary staff provide basic housekeeping functions.

Which of Kaufman's organizational values calls for a strong president, governor, or mayor and strong department heads, all who adhere to a hierarchical organization that responds to the chief's policy priorities?

Promotion of private efficiency, accountability to the president, and effective database are components of which government organizational concern?

What does control staff do?

In 1983, the Supreme Court fundamentally changed the role of how the president can reorganize, create, and consolidate agencies making all of the statements below true EXCEPT ______.

What is the biggest difference between horizontal and vertical coordination?

One of the four persistent organizational concerns for government is the choice among criteria of good organization.What are some of those organizational criteria?

Interagency coordination may be a problem for organizations, but intra-agency coordination is NOT a problem.

What exists at the cabinet, subcabinet, and bureau levels to promote collaboration in jointly occupied areas?

Horizontal cooperation may include agencies coming together on the basis of coercion.

Since parties rarely relinquish control of core functions to another, coordination is difficult and therefore requires which of the following?

Coordination requires intervention by a coordinator, which is a vertical activity.

_______________ depends on the willingness of agencies to come to agreement with one another.

According to organizational theory, conflict stems from a mismatch of any of the following agency bases EXCEPT ______.

Why are iron triangles dangerous to government (make sure your answer defines iron triangles)?

What effect did the Supreme Court's 1983 ruling on reorganization have on the president's ability to reorganize the executive branch?

How does interagency conflict arise from a mismatch of organizational bases? Make sure to list all four bases in your answer.

What is the difference between a purpose agency and a clientele agency?

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Exam 6: Organization Problems

Who coined the term neutral competence and what is it?

Neutral competence restructuring efforts in government have focused on all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Auxiliary staff provide basic housekeeping functions.

Which of Kaufman's organizational values calls for a strong president, governor, or mayor and strong department heads, all who adhere to a hierarchical organization that responds to the chief's policy priorities?

Promotion of private efficiency, accountability to the president, and effective database are components of which government organizational concern?

What does control staff do?

In 1983, the Supreme Court fundamentally changed the role of how the president can reorganize, create, and consolidate agencies making all of the statements below true EXCEPT ______.

What is the biggest difference between horizontal and vertical coordination?

One of the four persistent organizational concerns for government is the choice among criteria of good organization.What are some of those organizational criteria?

Interagency coordination may be a problem for organizations, but intra-agency coordination is NOT a problem.

What exists at the cabinet, subcabinet, and bureau levels to promote collaboration in jointly occupied areas?

Horizontal cooperation may include agencies coming together on the basis of coercion.

Since parties rarely relinquish control of core functions to another, coordination is difficult and therefore requires which of the following?

Coordination requires intervention by a coordinator, which is a vertical activity.

_______________ depends on the willingness of agencies to come to agreement with one another.

According to organizational theory, conflict stems from a mismatch of any of the following agency bases EXCEPT ______.

Why are iron triangles dangerous to government (make sure your answer defines iron triangles)?

What effect did the Supreme Court's 1983 ruling on reorganization have on the president's ability to reorganize the executive branch?

How does interagency conflict arise from a mismatch of organizational bases? Make sure to list all four bases in your answer.

What is the difference between a purpose agency and a clientele agency?

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Human Capital

Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

Filters