Question 1

While Weberian hierarchies are used for recordkeeping and auditing, agencies increasingly organize work around projects or problems.Weberian command- and control-oriented hierarchies and bureaucratic secrecy have also diminished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following dimensions of public personnel management was not affected by the Reagan administration's actions during his first term as president?

Accepted Answer

A)  Budget reductions for personnel functions
B)  Performance appraisal
C)  Restructuring of the basic pay system
D)  Senior Executive Service staffing C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of Weberian bureaucracy as an organizational form?

Accepted Answer

A)  The need for broad, complex organizations to address broad, complex tasks
B)  The attractiveness of stimulative and collaborative leadership rather than leadership through channels
C)  A system in which legal guarantees against agency arbitrariness can be safeguarded by incorporating them into standard operating procedures
D)  Bureaucracy's orderliness B

Question 4

Most public managers do not need to concern themselves with the political environment in which their agencies operate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following was not an outcome of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reductions in program expenditures
B)  Reductions in the number of federal employees
C)  A reduction in dependence on regulation
D)  The elimination of entitlement programs

Question 6

The production of goods and services is a central feature of postindustrial society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The primary advantage of social media is its use in restricting the expansion free speech and open communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The conflict between those advocating a higher standard of living and those seeking to enhance the quality of life is symbolized by confrontation over

Accepted Answer

A)  developing new means of exploiting the resources of outer space versus pure space exploration versus no space research.
B)  foreign policy.
C)  construction of nuclear power plants.
D)  guns versus butter.

Question 9

What feature of Weberian bureaucracy is particularly prized by many who nevertheless criticize Weber's model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Efficiency
B)  Hierarchy
C)  Predictability
D)  Secrecy

Question 10

Greater public participation makes decision making less secret and improves accountability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The knowledge explosion has created more precision and certainty in government decision making and public administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a consequence or example of postnationalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A)  
B)  The Quebec separatist movement
C)  Tribalism in Africa
D)  Import/export conflicts between the United States and Japan

Question 13

Which of the following is not a factor contributing to tendencies toward centralization in government and society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Citizen growth
B)  Population growth
C)  Population mobility
D)  Technology

Question 14

Which of the following changes in public personnel management was not affected by the Bush administration's actions during Bush's first term as president?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collective bargaining
B)  Performance appraisal
C)  Attempted restructuring of the basic pay system
D)  Senior Executive Service staffing

Question 15

Considerable ambiguity exists in the goals of politics, administration, and performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Public administration is conducted in an environment of popular discontent, reflecting the factions and policy differences present in society itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Among the new assumptions about government are all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  taxpayers are less willing to approve tax increases.
B)  programs are better administered at the state and local levels.
C)  public managers are overpaid.
D)  government cannot do anything right.

Question 18

Which of the following is most conducive to administrative rationality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incrementalism
B)  Organizational development
C)  Participation
D)  Strong, centralized leadership

Question 19

"Overhead democracy" means

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic, gregarious leadership styles.
B)  majority control through political representatives.
C)  participatory management in superior-subordinate relations.
D)  presidential influence over congressional actions.
E)  the view of democracy given by apathetic voters who believe that voting does not change the way government operates.

Question 20

Modern public administration is expected to simultaneously optimize all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  accountability.
B)  efficiency.
C)  public participation and representativeness.
D)  weak leadership.

Exam 12: Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Change

While Weberian hierarchies are used for recordkeeping and auditing, agencies increasingly organize work around projects or problems.Weberian command- and control-oriented hierarchies and bureaucratic secrecy have also diminished.

Which of the following dimensions of public personnel management was not affected by the Reagan administration's actions during his first term as president?

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of Weberian bureaucracy as an organizational form?

Most public managers do not need to concern themselves with the political environment in which their agencies operate.

Which of the following was not an outcome of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government?

The production of goods and services is a central feature of postindustrial society.

The primary advantage of social media is its use in restricting the expansion free speech and open communication.

The conflict between those advocating a higher standard of living and those seeking to enhance the quality of life is symbolized by confrontation over

What feature of Weberian bureaucracy is particularly prized by many who nevertheless criticize Weber's model?

Greater public participation makes decision making less secret and improves accountability.

The knowledge explosion has created more precision and certainty in government decision making and public administration.

Which of the following is NOT a consequence or example of postnationalism?

Which of the following is not a factor contributing to tendencies toward centralization in government and society?

Which of the following changes in public personnel management was not affected by the Bush administration's actions during Bush's first term as president?

Considerable ambiguity exists in the goals of politics, administration, and performance.

Public administration is conducted in an environment of popular discontent, reflecting the factions and policy differences present in society itself.

Among the new assumptions about government are all of the following except

Which of the following is most conducive to administrative rationality?

"Overhead democracy" means

Modern public administration is expected to simultaneously optimize all of the following except