Deck 12: Management by Objectives

Question 1

Often referred to as MBO, management by objectives:

A) is a method by which police managers can identify areas of growth
B) sets standards to be reached
C) measures the results against standards that have been set
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

With MBO, the police manager assumes that:

A) officers do not need feedback on how they are doing their jobs
B) all officers want to know what is expected of them
C) officers often work alone, therefore do not need to develop a team concept
D) all of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Each project should specify which of the following?

A) who will be responsible
B) the stated objectives
C) which objectives the project might affect
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to the text, a one-page information sheet for a project should include the following:

A) staffing and coordination, training and evaluation
B) who will get promoted
C) results and suggestions for future research
D) all of the above

Question 5

Personnel, money, time, and equipment are examples of:

A) activities
B) input
C) output
D) none of the above

Question 6

Something that is "doable" is considered in the category of:

A) activities
B) input
C) output
D) none of the above

Question 7

What is achieved by the input is called the:

A) activities
B) input
C) output
D) none of the above

Question 8

Program budgeting does what?

A) controls spending with an emphasis on programs
B) attaches a dollar amount to every activity
C) groups activities together
D) all of the above

Question 9

According to the text, in the MBO process, it is important to:

A) establish a mission statement
B) know what MBO means
C) not mesh with community values
D) none of the above

Question 10

A mission statement:

A) is a very specific statement of what the agency wants to do
B) should say it is the department's mission to do away with crime
C) has a very broad focus for department resources
D) none of the above

Question 11

According to the text, objectives should be:

A) measurable
B) short-term
C) feasible and cost-effective
D) all of the above

Question 12

Types of measurement to evaluate projects include:

A) before and after
B) external measures, digital measures, internal measures
C) research measures, external measures, and internal measures
D) none of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is not listed in the activities necessary to conduct an evaluation?

A) specifying measurable objectives, formulating a practical evaluation design
B) specifying data collection procedures
C) specifying which person's work was of the highest quality
D) specifying data reductions analysis methods

Question 14

Types of designs to evaluate products include:

A) before-after design
B) statistical analysis
C) using a control group
D) both a and c

Question 15

In creating an evaluation design, the manager must answer the following question(s):

A) Are the data we need for this study already being collected for another reason?
B) Can these data be collected by implementing only minor modifications in our current data collection system?
C) Is it necessary to develop a completely new data collection system?
D) The manager should ask all of the above questions.

Question 16

Management by objectives can be viewed as a method of changing the present system of decision making.

Question 17

The input process consists of the elements that must be present before the department can begin to achieve any goals or objectives.

Question 18

MBO is a mechanism of control for expenditures.

Question 19

A mission statement is a very specific statement of intent.

Question 20

Objectives are short-term achievements.