Exam 6: Organization Problems

The organizational concern that emphasizes horizontal and vertical activity is ______.

What are the president's options when attempting a comprehensive reorganization of the executive branch?

All of the following are part of the general administrative puzzles that American government uses to solve the dilemmas brought on by coordination EXCEPT ______.

Vertical coordination is sometimes associated with warring agencies.

Executive restructuring efforts that focus on enhancing symmetry and improving the logical grouping of activities are associated with ______.

Line activities are responsible for ______.

______ seeks to bring two warring agencies before a person with the formal authority to make a decision.

According to the text, the government's response to September 11, 2001, demonstrates how ______.

The major components for governments' structure may include all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Another area of organizational concern for government is the role of staff.What are the different types of staff roles?

_______ require that an agency's proposed decisions in a particular subject-matter area be reviewed by other interested agencies.

Employees who manage the core functions of an agency are staff officials.Those who support their work are line officials.

Which framework is recognized by an organizational design that minimizes political interference in issues concerning the technical parts of administration?

Which organizational concern emphasizes purpose, clientele, process, and place?

This was NOT one of the basic organizational values developed by Herbert Kaufman.

The auxiliary staff role is most closely associated with ______.

What role does a pure-staff official fulfill?

How are staff activities differentiated from from line activities?

Horizontal cooperation seeks to draw related agencies together in common purpose through which of the following?

Define the term coordination as it relates to "horizontal activity" and "vertical activity."