Which of the Following Is a Reason Why Civil Service

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reason why civil service is not as valued in the United States as it is in other countries?

• A) Civil servants enjoy much less prestige in the United States than in other countries.
• B) The federal civil service is not very diverse.
• C) The civil service exams for federal positions are extremely difficult.
• D) Unlike other democracies, the highest policymaking positions require an extensive education background to be hired.
• E) In the United States, there is very little legislative oversight, so civil servants have less guidance about how to do their jobs.

Identify characteristics of organizations that operate on project-based models.

Analyze the demand for specialized knowledge in engineering, production management, and computer science within an organization.

Recognize the role of higher education (university degrees, doctorates) in specialized fields related to organizational success.

Evaluate the suitability of different organizational structures for a specialized service firm.

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Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how spread out the numbers are.

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Average Starting Salary

The mean initial compensation that individuals receive when they start a new job, typically used as a benchmark in job offer negotiations.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.