Question 1

The recognition primed decision model isn't concerned about the context of the decision making situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the New Public Management, empowering employees will enhance

Accepted Answer

A)  allocational efficiency 
B)  technical efficiency 
C) both allocational and technical efficiency 
D) neither allocational nor technical efficiency 
A)  allocational efficiency 
B)  technical efficiency 
C) both allocational and technical efficiency 
D) neither allocational nor technical efficiency

Question 3

In practice, public administrators are likely to use

Accepted Answer

A)  incrementalism 
B)  
B) rational comprehensiveness 
C) adjudication 
D) all of the above 
A)  incrementalism 
B)  
B) rational comprehensiveness 
C) adjudication 
D) all of the above

Question 4

In comparison to other decision-making approaches discussed in the chapter, adjudication is most useful when

Accepted Answer

A)  policy goals are clear 
B)  regulations are being adopted 
C) the matters to be decided are idiosyncratic 
D) standardization is desired 
A)  policy goals are clear 
B)  regulations are being adopted 
C) the matters to be decided are idiosyncratic 
D) standardization is desired

Question 5

The NPM frowns upon public administrators exercising subjective judgments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Compared to incrementalism, adjudication has the advantage of promoting widespread participation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Premise controls are most important when work is routine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Picture a world in which all public administrative decisions employed an adjudicatory format. How do you think our government would function, if it could function at all? What would the administrative structure of the federal government look like?

Accepted Answer

In a world where all public administrati

Question 9

Specialization

Accepted Answer

A)  promotes expertise 
B)  promotes tunnel vision 
C) identifies policy jurisdictions 
D) all of the above 
A)  promotes expertise 
B)  promotes tunnel vision 
C) identifies policy jurisdictions 
D) all of the above

Question 10

A major benefit of the rational-comprehensive approach is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it chooses acceptable means 
B)  it develops acceptable objectives 
C) it is highly efficient 
D) its choices are highly explicit 
A)  it chooses acceptable means 
B)  it develops acceptable objectives 
C) it is highly efficient 
D) its choices are highly explicit

Question 11

Adjudication has a tendency to lead to uniform treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The best example of an operational policy objective is

Accepted Answer

A)  equal employment opportunity 
B)  equity 
C) reducing crime 
D) achieving the public interest 
A)  equal employment opportunity 
B)  equity 
C) reducing crime 
D) achieving the public interest

Question 13

According to the chapter, incrementalism is more likely than the rational-comprehensive approach to reduce conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which is not a step in rational-comprehensive decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  determining objectives 
B)  choosing the best alternative 
C) considering the means of accomplishing objectives 
D) arriving at a consensus between all interested parties 
A)  determining objectives 
B)  choosing the best alternative 
C) considering the means of accomplishing objectives 
D) arriving at a consensus between all interested parties

Question 15

Prospective adjudication occurs when a person applies for disability compensation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Bounded rationality refers to the tendency for decision makers to know all of the consequences of a complex decision in advance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A statutory clause that fits Justice Rehnquist's description as a "legislative mirage" is most likely to be the product of

Accepted Answer

A)  rational-comprehensive decision making 
B)  incrementalism 
C) mixed scanning 
D) adjudication 
A)  rational-comprehensive decision making 
B)  incrementalism 
C) mixed scanning 
D) adjudication

Question 18

One of the dangers of incrementalism is

Accepted Answer

A)  immobilism 
B)  unintended consequences 
C) ineffective policy 
D) all of the above 
A)  immobilism 
B)  unintended consequences 
C) ineffective policy 
D) all of the above

Question 19

An agency culture is best thought of as

Accepted Answer

A)  its ideology 
B)  its organizational structure 
C) its values 
D) its personnel 
A)  its ideology 
B)  its organizational structure 
C) its values 
D) its personnel

Question 20

Computers and information technology are most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  resolve value conflicts 
B)  clarify thinking 
C) eliminate "bounded rationality" 
D) protect privacy 
A)  resolve value conflicts 
B)  clarify thinking 
C) eliminate "bounded rationality" 
D) protect privacy

The recognition primed decision model isn't concerned about the context of the decision making situation.

According to the New Public Management, empowering employees will enhance

In practice, public administrators are likely to use

In comparison to other decision-making approaches discussed in the chapter, adjudication is most useful when

The NPM frowns upon public administrators exercising subjective judgments.

Compared to incrementalism, adjudication has the advantage of promoting widespread participation.

Premise controls are most important when work is routine.

Picture a world in which all public administrative decisions employed an adjudicatory format. How do you think our government would function, if it could function at all? What would the administrative structure of the federal government look like?

Specialization

A major benefit of the rational-comprehensive approach is that

Adjudication has a tendency to lead to uniform treatment.

The best example of an operational policy objective is

According to the chapter, incrementalism is more likely than the rational-comprehensive approach to reduce conflict.

Which is not a step in rational-comprehensive decision making?

Prospective adjudication occurs when a person applies for disability compensation.

Bounded rationality refers to the tendency for decision makers to know all of the consequences of a complex decision in advance.

A statutory clause that fits Justice Rehnquist's description as a "legislative mirage" is most likely to be the product of

One of the dangers of incrementalism is

An agency culture is best thought of as

Computers and information technology are most likely to

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Exam 7: Decision Making

The recognition primed decision model isn't concerned about the context of the decision making situation.

According to the New Public Management, empowering employees will enhance

In practice, public administrators are likely to use

In comparison to other decision-making approaches discussed in the chapter, adjudication is most useful when

The NPM frowns upon public administrators exercising subjective judgments.

Compared to incrementalism, adjudication has the advantage of promoting widespread participation.

Premise controls are most important when work is routine.

Picture a world in which all public administrative decisions employed an adjudicatory format. How do you think our government would function, if it could function at all? What would the administrative structure of the federal government look like?

Specialization

A major benefit of the rational-comprehensive approach is that

Adjudication has a tendency to lead to uniform treatment.

The best example of an operational policy objective is

According to the chapter, incrementalism is more likely than the rational-comprehensive approach to reduce conflict.

Which is not a step in rational-comprehensive decision making?

Prospective adjudication occurs when a person applies for disability compensation.

Bounded rationality refers to the tendency for decision makers to know all of the consequences of a complex decision in advance.

A statutory clause that fits Justice Rehnquist's description as a "legislative mirage" is most likely to be the product of

One of the dangers of incrementalism is

An agency culture is best thought of as

Computers and information technology are most likely to

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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