Question 1

What approach does Charles Lindblom advocate?

Accepted Answer

A)  bargaining 
B)  participative 
C)  public choice 
D)  rational 
A)  bargaining 
B)  participative 
C)  public choice 
D)  rational A

Question 2

According to the text, one of the biggest advantages of the participative approach is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth of information received 
B)  utilization of private sector practices 
C)  response to patronage 
D)  integration of interests of new officials 
A)  wealth of information received 
B)  utilization of private sector practices 
C)  response to patronage 
D)  integration of interests of new officials A

Question 3

What is satisficing?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. This is a noncomprehensive management decision process whereby executives limit alternatives (through exclusion of infeasible ones) and making a selection based on best information available (analysis ends at that point-no more searching).

Question 4

One reason risk management is so difficult is because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  managers feel as though they already have things under control 
B)  there are not enough financial resources and staff to care 
C)  managers are challenged with items that seem to be more important at the time 
D)  there is a lack of command and control 
A)  managers feel as though they already have things under control 
B)  there are not enough financial resources and staff to care 
C)  managers are challenged with items that seem to be more important at the time 
D)  there is a lack of command and control

Question 5

What does the participative approach argue?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Participative decisio

Question 6

Administrators must deal with two main issues: ______ and ______ in their approach to decision making.

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress; local governments 
B)  information; values 
C)  crisis; budget 
D)  constituents; justice 
A)  Congress; local governments 
B)  information; values 
C)  crisis; budget 
D)  constituents; justice

Question 7

What does the rational approach argue?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Rational decision mak

Question 8

In addition to defining goals, the rational decision making includes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  seeking advice 
B)  calculating the consequences 
C)  examining the political consequences 
D)  surveying the private sector 
A)  seeking advice 
B)  calculating the consequences 
C)  examining the political consequences 
D)  surveying the private sector

Question 9

The participative approach utilizes ______ for decision making.

Accepted Answer

A)  the maximization of individual utility 
B)  private sector ideas 
C)  incrementalism 
D)  advisory committees of private citizens 
A)  the maximization of individual utility 
B)  private sector ideas 
C)  incrementalism 
D)  advisory committees of private citizens

Question 10

James March and Herbert Simon use the term ______ to describe how decision makers simplify the process by screening out silly options and stop searching when they come upon a satisfactory alternative, even if it is not an exhaustive search.

Accepted Answer

A)  rational 
B)  externalities 
C)  satisficing 
D)  spillover 
A)  rational 
B)  externalities 
C)  satisficing 
D)  spillover

Question 11

Which approach would utilize an advisory committee of private citizens for decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  participative 
B)  rational 
C)  bargaining 
D)  public choice 
A)  participative 
B)  rational 
C)  bargaining 
D)  public choice

Question 12

From what source does participative decision making depend on for information?

Accepted Answer

A)  the media 
B)  the government 
C)  those affected by decisions 
D)  elected officials 
A)  the media 
B)  the government 
C)  those affected by decisions 
D)  elected officials

Question 13

Which of the following decision-making approaches seeks the most efficient solution for the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  participative approach 
B)  public-choice approach 
C)  rational approach 
D)  bargaining approach 
A)  participative approach 
B)  public-choice approach 
C)  rational approach 
D)  bargaining approach

Question 14

It is not possible to identify which decision-making approaches work best on which decision-making problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 1945, ______ argued that decision making should be central to a public administration theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Simon 
B)  Luther Gulick 
C)  Robert Behn 
D)  James Vaupel 
A)  Herbert Simon 
B)  Luther Gulick 
C)  Robert Behn 
D)  James Vaupel

Question 16

Explain the argument that risk management be "someone's business."

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Oftentimes,big proble

Question 17

In essence, what is the rational approach trying to maximize?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The rationa

Question 18

What approach holds efficiency as the highest value for decision makers?

Accepted Answer

A)  participative 
B)  bargaining 
C)  rational 
D)  public choice 
A)  participative 
B)  bargaining 
C)  rational 
D)  public choice

Question 19

The rational approach seeks to do what with regard to efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  quell 
B)  depress 
C)  maximize 
D)  bargain 
A)  quell 
B)  depress 
C)  maximize 
D)  bargain

Question 20

The first two steps of the rational approach are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  defining goals and seeking advice 
B)  defining goals and identifying alternatives 
C)  seeking advice and perusing the political consequences 
D)  seeking advice and surveying the private sector 
A)  defining goals and seeking advice 
B)  defining goals and identifying alternatives 
C)  seeking advice and perusing the political consequences 
D)  seeking advice and surveying the private sector

What approach does Charles Lindblom advocate?

According to the text, one of the biggest advantages of the participative approach is the ______.

What is satisficing?

One reason risk management is so difficult is because ______.

What does the participative approach argue?

Administrators must deal with two main issues: and in their approach to decision making.

What does the rational approach argue?

In addition to defining goals, the rational decision making includes ______.

The participative approach utilizes ______ for decision making.

James March and Herbert Simon use the term ______ to describe how decision makers simplify the process by screening out silly options and stop searching when they come upon a satisfactory alternative, even if it is not an exhaustive search.

Which approach would utilize an advisory committee of private citizens for decision making?

From what source does participative decision making depend on for information?

Which of the following decision-making approaches seeks the most efficient solution for the problem?

It is not possible to identify which decision-making approaches work best on which decision-making problems.

In 1945, ______ argued that decision making should be central to a public administration theory.

Explain the argument that risk management be "someone's business."

In essence, what is the rational approach trying to maximize?

What approach holds efficiency as the highest value for decision makers?

The rational approach seeks to do what with regard to efficiency?

The first two steps of the rational approach are ______.

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Organization Problems

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Human Capital

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

Filters

Exam 10: Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

What approach does Charles Lindblom advocate?

According to the text, one of the biggest advantages of the participative approach is the ______.

What is satisficing?

One reason risk management is so difficult is because ______.

What does the participative approach argue?

Administrators must deal with two main issues: ______ and ______ in their approach to decision making.

What does the rational approach argue?

In addition to defining goals, the rational decision making includes ______.

The participative approach utilizes ______ for decision making.

James March and Herbert Simon use the term ______ to describe how decision makers simplify the process by screening out silly options and stop searching when they come upon a satisfactory alternative, even if it is not an exhaustive search.

Which approach would utilize an advisory committee of private citizens for decision making?

From what source does participative decision making depend on for information?

Which of the following decision-making approaches seeks the most efficient solution for the problem?

It is not possible to identify which decision-making approaches work best on which decision-making problems.

In 1945, ______ argued that decision making should be central to a public administration theory.

Explain the argument that risk management be "someone's business."

In essence, what is the rational approach trying to maximize?

What approach holds efficiency as the highest value for decision makers?

The rational approach seeks to do what with regard to efficiency?

The first two steps of the rational approach are ______.

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Organization Problems

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Human Capital

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

Filters

Administrators must deal with two main issues: and in their approach to decision making.