Question 1

What type of accountability best applies to New Public Management?

Accepted Answer

A)  multi-faceted accountability
B)  accountability based on process
C)  accountability based on results
D)  accountability based on policyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which authors outlined the concept of entrepreneurial government in their book  Reinventing Government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Donald Savoie and Sandford Borings
B)  David Osborne and Ted Gaebler
C)  Robert and Jane Denhardt
D)  Martin Lodge and Derek GillE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

New Public Service is a model that balances the traditional public administration model and New Public Management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Petro Canada is still a Crown corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Who articulated the concept of New Public Governance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stephen Osborne
B)  Ted Gaebler
C)  Robert Denhardt
D)  Jane DenhardtE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

How can we best describe Canada's approach to public sector reform with the adoption of New Public Management?

Accepted Answer

A)  more moderate and less discernible than the UK, New Zealand, and Australia.
B)  the most extreme approach in the Western world
C)  about the same as the UK, New Zealand, and Australia
D)  nonexistent since Canada never adopted the NPM modelE) All of the above
F) C) and D) A

Question 7

Which of the following theories centres on the promotion of the common good and emphasizes collaboration between multiple stakeholders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public Value Governance
B)  Digital Era Governance
C)  Managerial Reform
D)  New Public GovernanceE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following theories best applies to New Public Management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organization Theory
B)  Democratic Theory
C)  Public Choice Theory
D)  Network TheoryE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following best describes a theory that uses economic principles to analyze political activity, by suggesting that people take political action to further their self-interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public Choice Theory
B)  Managerialism
C)  New Public Management
D)  Post-Bureaucratic Organization TheoryE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

What does PMMA stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  policy, measurement, management, and accountability
B)  policy, measurement, mission, and accountability
C)  performance, measurement, mission, and autonomy
D)  performance, measurement, management, and accountabilityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

According to the New Public Management Theory, performance measurement should never be the focus or central aspect to the operation of the modern public organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 12

Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman wrote a book about the private sector, specifically focusing on well-run American companies, in order to determine the qualities that make for success.What is the name of that book?

Accepted Answer

A)  Breaking Through Bureaucracy
B)  In Search of Excellence
C)  Reinventing Government
D)  The Pursuit of SignificanceE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following are characteristics of Post-Bureaucratic organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  organization-centred
B)  status quo-oriented
C)  budget-driven
D)  results-orientedE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Donald Savoie wrote The Pursuit of Significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following was launched by the federal government in 1995 to improve client satisfaction with government services through the use of service standards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quality Service Initiative
B)  La Releve
C)  Increased Ministerial Authority and Accountability
D)  Program ReviewE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Traditional public administration is more decentralized than New Public Management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

New Public Management states that public agencies should be receptive to competitive arrangements within government, and between the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Managerialism leans on humanist thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 19

According to New Public Management, good government means more government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following theoretical propositions contends that the essence of any large organizational form is NOT based on a Weberian ideal-type bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Post-Bureaucratic Organization Theory
B)  Managerialism
C)  New Public Management
D)  Public Choice TheoryE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 5: Public Administration and Organization Theory: The New Public Management, Governance, and Beyond

What type of accountability best applies to New Public Management?

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Which authors outlined the concept of entrepreneurial government in their book Reinventing Government?

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New Public Service is a model that balances the traditional public administration model and New Public Management.

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Petro Canada is still a Crown corporation.

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Who articulated the concept of New Public Governance?

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How can we best describe Canada's approach to public sector reform with the adoption of New Public Management?

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Which of the following theories centres on the promotion of the common good and emphasizes collaboration between multiple stakeholders?

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Which of the following theories best applies to New Public Management?

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Which of the following best describes a theory that uses economic principles to analyze political activity, by suggesting that people take political action to further their self-interest?

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What does PMMA stand for?

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According to the New Public Management Theory, performance measurement should never be the focus or central aspect to the operation of the modern public organization.

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Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman wrote a book about the private sector, specifically focusing on well-run American companies, in order to determine the qualities that make for success.What is the name of that book?

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Which of the following are characteristics of Post-Bureaucratic organizations?

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Donald Savoie wrote The Pursuit of Significance.

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Which of the following was launched by the federal government in 1995 to improve client satisfaction with government services through the use of service standards?

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Traditional public administration is more decentralized than New Public Management.

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New Public Management states that public agencies should be receptive to competitive arrangements within government, and between the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

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Managerialism leans on humanist thinking.

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According to New Public Management, good government means more government.

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Which of the following theoretical propositions contends that the essence of any large organizational form is NOT based on a Weberian ideal-type bureaucracy?

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