Question 1

Which is not a step in incremental decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  arriving at a consensus 
B)  making a satisfactory decision 
C) considering the general objectives of a policy 
D) considering all feasible alternatives 
A)  arriving at a consensus 
B)  making a satisfactory decision 
C) considering the general objectives of a policy 
D) considering all feasible alternatives D

Question 2

Incremental decision making is best suited to a homogeneous society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Mixed scanning requires decision makers to differentiate between

Accepted Answer

A)  local and national policy 
B)  long-range goals and limited decisions 
C) politics and administration 
D) policy design and implementation 
A)  local and national policy 
B)  long-range goals and limited decisions 
C) politics and administration 
D) policy design and implementation B

Question 4

Privacy is threatened by mixed scanning techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Strategic planning is an important component of the mixed scanning approach to decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which decision-making approach is least likely to promote the use of organizational memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  incremental 
B)  rational-comprehensive 
C) adjudicatory 
D) all of the above are equally likely to promote the use of organizational memory 
A)  incremental 
B)  rational-comprehensive 
C) adjudicatory 
D) all of the above are equally likely to promote the use of organizational memory

Question 7

In what ways does the separation of powers affect administrative decision making? Does it promote the rational-comprehensive approach, incrementalism, or is it neutral?

Accepted Answer

The separation of powers affects adminis

Question 8

Specialization tends to limit managerial responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Narrowing the range of choices available to decision makers can be achieved through

Accepted Answer

A)  specialization 
B)  hierarchy 
C) formalization 
D) all of the above 
A)  specialization 
B)  hierarchy 
C) formalization 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Premise controls are most important in

Accepted Answer

A)  routine work 
B)  nonroutine work 
C) tightly controlled hierarchies 
D) none of the above 
A)  routine work 
B)  nonroutine work 
C) tightly controlled hierarchies 
D) none of the above

Question 11

Incremental decision making tries to achieve comprehensiveness through

Accepted Answer

A)  elections 
B)  pluralism 
C) adjudication 
D) none of the above 
A)  elections 
B)  pluralism 
C) adjudication 
D) none of the above

Question 12

If you were the Secretary of the Department of Labor faced with the questions of regulation posed in the benzene case discussed in the chapter, what would you decide? How would you make the decision? How would you explain it to a court reviewing it?

Accepted Answer

As the Secretary of the Department of La

Question 13

Grid regulations increase

Accepted Answer

A)  administrative discretion 
B)  the time spent on administrative adjudication 
C) uniform treatment 
D) the opportunity for individuals to present their cases 
A)  administrative discretion 
B)  the time spent on administrative adjudication 
C) uniform treatment 
D) the opportunity for individuals to present their cases

Question 14

Analysis is more comprehensive in the process of incremental decision making than in rational-comprehensive decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Of the following, mixed scanning is most institutionalized in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Executive Office of the President 
B)  the congressional subcommittee system 
C) the Supreme Court 
D) regulatory agencies 
A)  the Executive Office of the President 
B)  the congressional subcommittee system 
C) the Supreme Court 
D) regulatory agencies

Question 16

Defining a policy objective clearly can

Accepted Answer

A)  lead to a loss of political support 
B)  facilitate the rational comprehensive approach 
C) reduce the discretion of public administrators 
D) all of the above 
A)  lead to a loss of political support 
B)  facilitate the rational comprehensive approach 
C) reduce the discretion of public administrators 
D) all of the above

Question 17

The greatest problem faced in applying the rational comprehensive model in the United States is that

Accepted Answer

A)  tradeoffs between economy and efficiency are sometimes necessary 
B)  politicians are inherently irrational 
C) policy objectives are often unclear 
D) public administrators lack technical competence 
A)  tradeoffs between economy and efficiency are sometimes necessary 
B)  politicians are inherently irrational 
C) policy objectives are often unclear 
D) public administrators lack technical competence

Question 18

Amitai Etzioni is most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  the Council of Economic Advisers 
B)  the rational-comprehensive approach 
C) incrementalism 
D) mixed scanning 
A)  the Council of Economic Advisers 
B)  the rational-comprehensive approach 
C) incrementalism 
D) mixed scanning

Question 19

A "problem stream" is an admixture of problems, big and small, some of which an organization has yet to even confront.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe "ideal" street-level administration from the traditional managerial, New Public Management, political, and legal perspectives. Which perspective most closely conforms with your idea of an "ideal" street-level administrator?

Accepted Answer

From a traditional managerial perspectiv

Which is not a step in incremental decision making?

Incremental decision making is best suited to a homogeneous society.

Mixed scanning requires decision makers to differentiate between

Privacy is threatened by mixed scanning techniques.

Strategic planning is an important component of the mixed scanning approach to decision making.

Which decision-making approach is least likely to promote the use of organizational memory?

In what ways does the separation of powers affect administrative decision making? Does it promote the rational-comprehensive approach, incrementalism, or is it neutral?

Specialization tends to limit managerial responsibility.

Narrowing the range of choices available to decision makers can be achieved through

Premise controls are most important in

Incremental decision making tries to achieve comprehensiveness through

If you were the Secretary of the Department of Labor faced with the questions of regulation posed in the benzene case discussed in the chapter, what would you decide? How would you make the decision? How would you explain it to a court reviewing it?

Grid regulations increase

Analysis is more comprehensive in the process of incremental decision making than in rational-comprehensive decision making.

Of the following, mixed scanning is most institutionalized in

Defining a policy objective clearly can

The greatest problem faced in applying the rational comprehensive model in the United States is that

Amitai Etzioni is most closely associated with

A "problem stream" is an admixture of problems, big and small, some of which an organization has yet to even confront.

Describe "ideal" street-level administration from the traditional managerial, New Public Management, political, and legal perspectives. Which perspective most closely conforms with your idea of an "ideal" street-level administrator?

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Exam 7: Decision Making

Which is not a step in incremental decision making?

Incremental decision making is best suited to a homogeneous society.

Mixed scanning requires decision makers to differentiate between

Privacy is threatened by mixed scanning techniques.

Strategic planning is an important component of the mixed scanning approach to decision making.

Which decision-making approach is least likely to promote the use of organizational memory?

In what ways does the separation of powers affect administrative decision making? Does it promote the rational-comprehensive approach, incrementalism, or is it neutral?

Specialization tends to limit managerial responsibility.

Narrowing the range of choices available to decision makers can be achieved through

Premise controls are most important in

Incremental decision making tries to achieve comprehensiveness through

If you were the Secretary of the Department of Labor faced with the questions of regulation posed in the benzene case discussed in the chapter, what would you decide? How would you make the decision? How would you explain it to a court reviewing it?

Grid regulations increase

Analysis is more comprehensive in the process of incremental decision making than in rational-comprehensive decision making.

Of the following, mixed scanning is most institutionalized in

Defining a policy objective clearly can

The greatest problem faced in applying the rational comprehensive model in the United States is that

Amitai Etzioni is most closely associated with

A "problem stream" is an admixture of problems, big and small, some of which an organization has yet to even confront.

Describe "ideal" street-level administration from the traditional managerial, New Public Management, political, and legal perspectives. Which perspective most closely conforms with your idea of an "ideal" street-level administrator?

The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Competing Concerns

The American Administrative State: Development and Political Environment

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations: The Structure of the American Administrative State

Organization: Structure and Process

Public Personnel Administration and Collective Bargaining

Budgeting and the Public Finances

Policy Analysis and Implementation Evaluation

Regulatory Administration: An Illustration of Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector

Public Administration and the Public

Public Administration and Democratic Constitutionalism

Accountability and Ethics

The Future

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