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Chapter 8 Graded Assignment
Please Identify and Define…
the nature and realms of administrative decision making.
intelligence, the learning organization, and knowledge
management, and their significance in the administrative
decision-making process.
the functions and methods of forecasting and planning.
the rational and incremental models of decision making in
terms of their methods and occasions for use.
the contributions of benefit/cost analysis, environmental
assessment, and risk assessment to administrative decision
making.
convergent and divergent problems and their implications
for decision making.
the major features of the social and political environments in
which administrative decisions occur.
the nature of groupthink and its impact on decision making.
closed and open systems of decision making.
Chapter 9 Graded Assignment
Please Identify and Define…
the general levels and major objects of spending by federal
and state/local governments, including entitlements and other
mandatory spending obligations.
the general levels and major sources of revenue for federal
and state/local governments.
the major characteristics of government financial choices and
the cycle of fiscal decision making.
the purposes for which budgets are used in all levels of
government.
the types of budgets that governments commonly use.
the steps in the process of adopting the annual federal
budget.
the means for managing and reviewing government spending.
the means for acquiring and managing government debt.
how government financial choices are constrained by current
political and economic conditions.
Chapter 10 Graded Assignment
Please Identify and Define…
the various categories of public employees and the number
who work at each level and in the major governmental
functions.
the kinds of positions in which top-level appointees are
placed and the factors that influence their selection.
the principles of the merit system.
the organization of human resource management in
government.
the employment process, including recruitment, selection,
promotion, compensation, and termination.
the concepts of equal opportunity, affirmative action, and
comparable worth and the controversies surrounding them.
the role of unions in public employment and the impact of
the collective bargaining process.
the rights of public employees generally.
the future prospects for the public service, including
recruitment of new personnel, management of current
employees, and alternative concepts for organization of the
merit system.

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  • 3. the steps in the process of adopting the annual federal budget. the means for managing and reviewing government spending. the means for acquiring and managing government debt. how government financial choices are constrained by current political and economic conditions. Chapter 10 Graded Assignment Please Identify and Define… the various categories of public employees and the number who work at each level and in the major governmental functions. the kinds of positions in which top-level appointees are placed and the factors that influence their selection. the principles of the merit system.
  • 4. the organization of human resource management in government. the employment process, including recruitment, selection, promotion, compensation, and termination. the concepts of equal opportunity, affirmative action, and comparable worth and the controversies surrounding them. the role of unions in public employment and the impact of the collective bargaining process. the rights of public employees generally. the future prospects for the public service, including recruitment of new personnel, management of current employees, and alternative concepts for organization of the merit system.