Quiz 2_ 23SP PA2170-852_Introduction To Public Admin
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Quiz 2
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Mar 12 at 11:59pm
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13
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Mar 6 at 9am - Mar 12 at 11:59pm
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Hello, this is the second summary quiz about Week 4, 5, 7 and 8 related to organizational theories and
government structure, organization problems, and administrative reform. All questions must be
completed in one sitting within two hours. You are allowed to answer the question at multiple attempts
(two attempts).
Please select the best answers.
2 / 2 pts
Question 1
The pluralist approach emphasizes interest groups whereas the humanist
approach emphasizes hierarchy.
True False Correct!
Correct!
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Question 2
E-government can enhance the ability of citizens to connect more easily
with government.
True Correct!
Correct!
False 2 / 2 pts
Question 3
A clearance procedure is one example of horizontal cooperation.
True Correct!
Correct!
False 2 / 2 pts
Question 4
Hammer and Champy emphatically argue that reengineering is the same
as downsizing.
True False Correct!
Correct!
2 / 2 pts
Question 5
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TQM, most succinctly, depends on adherence to precedence.
True False Correct!
Correct!
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Question 6
Which of the following statements is true?
The scientific management movement placed too much emphasis on
workers’ satisfaction.
The organizational structures rooted in the dynamics of human relations,
condemns the impersonality of bureaucratic hierarchies and so pleads for
the humanizing of organizations.
The third-party approach places value on interaction with the environment. Scholars debate whether networks constitute an approach, a theory, a
method, or prescription, but there is but there is rising recognition of the
power of collaborative approaches to public administration
Correct!
Correct!
5 / 5 pts
Question 7
What is organizational culture?
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An emphasis on the personal magnetism of the leader in an organization Part of organizational theory that holds that the relationships among
individuals, especially when motivating employees, is very important
The philosophy that shapes the behavior of individuals within an
organization
Correct!
Correct!
The arrangement of elements within an organization 5 / 5 pts
Question 8
According to the text, interdepartmental friction is one problem of
implementing effective executive management. Correct!
Correct!
tensions between the president and the bureau heads. the inefficiency of the Office of Management and Budget. the inefficiency of the National Security Council. 5 / 5 pts
Question 9
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is an agency within
__________________
the Executive Office of the President Correct!
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each Office of Inspector General. all federal departments. Congress. 5 / 5 pts
Question 10
Which of the following statements is true?
Clearance procedures require that an agency’s proposed decisions in a
particular subject-matter area be reviewed
Correct!
Correct!
an iron triangle agency managers, cabinet members, and interest groups
work closely to shape policy and that their shared work is more important
than other forces on the process.
Line activities are responsible for monitoring implementation of presidential
decisions.
Neutral competence restructuring efforts in government have focused on
creating interest group panels.
5 / 5 pts
Question 11
This was NOT one of the basic organizational values developed by
Herbert Kaufman.
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coordination Correct!
Correct!
executive leadership neutral competence representativeness 5 / 5 pts
Question 12
Reengineering focuses on improving organizations from the
_________________
top-down. Correct!
Correct!
bottom-up. outside-in. inside-out. 5 / 5 pts
Question 13
What is “Reinventing Government”?
The Clinton administration's strategy for producing “a government that
increases private sector participation”
The George W. Bush administration’s strategy for producing “a
government that increases private sector participation”
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The George W. Bush administration’s strategy for producing “a
government that works better and costs less”
The Clinton administration’s strategy for producing “a government that
works better and costs less”
Correct!
Correct!
Quiz Score: 50
out of 50