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Which of the following are characteristics of the internet - correct answer It is both public and private, global and local, commercial and cooperative It evolves without central coordination in rapid cycles of information No one owns or manages it Its infrastructure is available for anyone to use, in the world T cannot be turned off or on Broadcast Disseminated from a central source Community Information flows freely among subscribers within a group
Network Information flows freely with exchanges of information as senders and receivers connect - correct answer GIS Mapping system CRM System to mange customer relations ERP System to plan resources enterprise-wide 211
Capitalism - correct answer a system where the economy is maintained by private investors for profit Democracy - correct answer run by the will of the people Governance - correct answer combination of authorities and interest that provide direction for communities Government - correct answer constitutionally created, tax payer funded In this week's video lecture, Dr. Sanders notes that in the early days of the United States, public service was primarily undertaken by which group? - correct answer The Landed Gentry
According to this week's readings, the Department of Transportation learned how to overcome the problem of too little deliberation. What did they focus on in order to do so? - correct answer increase representativeness and quality of dialogue Which of the following are reasons why citizen engagement is essential? - correct answer to create resilient communities To enlist coproduction To avoid policy failure To keep public processes and services tightly linked to the people being served When resources are adequate and plans logical, public programs will succeed regardless if the public accepts them. - correct answer false
Social capital - correct answer social norms and social structures that emerge and guide individual behavior toward common ends Volunteerism - correct answer The primary basis of coproduction in which people follow the rules or provide services without being monetarily compensated In this week's guest video, in what way does Dr. Steve Spina say that administrators need to lead in order to establish a strong organizational culture? - correct answer By Example Woodrow Wilson argued that the work of public administration could best be understood by dividing the process of governing into two segments. - correct answer political - inputs Administration - outputs
According to this weeks' reading, it's harder to frame a constitution than run it. - correct answer false In this week's guest video interview, how does Todd Bayley tell us that digital societies come about? - correct answer They emerge from the digital interactions between people and organizations Which of the following is an example of a pure public good? - correct answer national defense Vertical equity means that those with a higher tax burden should be those with lesser resources. - correct answer false
A primary source includes public goods Market failure When one party has more complete information about a market transaction than the other Information asymmetry Includes changes in government revenues and expenditures Fiscal policy Different levels of government are better suited to fund and deliver certain types of services Fiscal federalism
Similarly situated parties should be treated similarly even if they make different economic choices Horizontal equity Funding that is conditional in that is given to specific activities and programs Categorical grant Funding that gives the recipient general discretion Block grant Funding is tied to the level of spending, or resources raised, by the recipient Matching grant Using the fe - correct answer
GASB
Standardizes governmental accounting practices Cash Basis of Accounting Most similar to personal finances Accrual Basis of Accounting Widely used by for-profit businesses, nonprofits, and for a portion of state and local government Modified Accrual Basis Focuses on current financial resources and is only used by state and local governments when reporting the activities of governmental funds GAAP
Guides financial accounting and what is generally accepted Fund Accounting Used to separate resources as its own accounting entity Cash Flows Operations, investments, and financing of an organization - correct answer A defined benefit plan is a retirement plan that... - correct answer Guarantees a set amount of annual income through retirement Which of the following are examples of "capacity building tools" - correct answer Government corporations Food stamps Grants
Workers want participative decision making. - correct answer Theory y Henry Mintzberg defined organizations in three essential elements. What are they? - correct answer middle line, operating core, and strategic apex Process engineering - correct answer fredrick taylor Managers know how the work best be performed - correct answer fredrick taylor Bureaucracy is the best design - correct answer max weber Hierarchy works because of deference to authority - correct answer max weber Weber thought bureaucracy was a positive word - correct answer true
A reorganization strategy is beneficial because it gives the appearance of forward- moving change, but doesn't typically result in actual power changes. - correct answer false In this week's guest video, Jill Silverboard shares a story of how the City of Clearwater responded to the 2008 financial crisis by shifting the city's support functions to what organizational form? - correct answer centralized Enable people to work toward a common goal and deliver uniform outputs in pursuit of the mission - correct answer coordination mechanisms Assumes managers closely supervise and direct the work of subordinates - correct answer scientific management Building blocks that construct an organization - correct answer design elements
Human Resources management in nonprofits is more similar to HR processes in government than private business. - correct answer false In which section of government is union representation the highest? - correct answer local Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of needs suggests people are motivated to satisfy primal needs first Clayton Alderfer Hierarchy consisted of existence, relatedness, and growth (ERG) Frederick Herzberg Two factor theory: hygiene factors and motivators
J. Stacy Adams Equity theory-- seek to maintain parity Victor Vroom Motivation = expectancy + instrumentality + valence Douglas mcgregor Two sets of assumptions of how workers are motivated to perform - correct answer Pickering Supreme Court Case-- citizens don't give up their right to speak just because they're an employee of the State Pendleton Act
