As Distinct from the Patronage System,the Merit System for Managing

question 57

Multiple Choice

As distinct from the patronage system,the merit system for managing the bureaucracy

• A)allows the president to appoint top officials of executive agencies,thus making the bureaucracy more responsive to election outcomes.
• B)provides for presidential leadership of the bureaucracy,thus giving it greater coordination and direction.
• C)provides for a neutral administration in the sense that civil servants are not partisan appointees,thus ensuring evenhanded work.
• D)provides that all programs will be evaluated regularly to determine whether they merit continued funding.
• E)All of these answers are correct.

Describe the behavioural categories identified by Ohio State University studies on leadership.

Differentiate between task-oriented and relationship-oriented leadership and their efficacy in various situational favourableness.

Understand how situational factors according to House's Path-Goal Theory affect leadership effectiveness.

Explain the implications of participative leadership and under what conditions it is most beneficial.

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Definitions:

Follower-Centered

An approach in leadership that focuses on the needs, development, and well-being of the followers, rather than on the leader themselves.

Motivational Process

The internal mechanisms and external stimuli that propel individuals to act or perform in certain ways.

Implicit

Not directly stated or expressed; implied or understood though not plainly or clearly revealed.

Shared Leadership

An organizational leadership model wherein leadership roles and responsibilities are distributed among team members rather than being centered on a single leader, fostering collaboration and empowerment.