All of the Following Are Text-Listed Criticisms of Merit-Based Systems

question 16

Multiple Choice

All of the following are text-listed criticisms of merit-based systems within the states EXCEPT

• A)agency managers were prevented from adapting their workforces to changing needs.
• B)vacancies were filled too quickly, without time for managerial consideration.
• C)state job descriptions were minutely detailed and difficult to change once posted.
• D)state personnel systems were overly centralized and regulated.
• E)state personnel systems used job descriptions and testing that failed to sync up with the demands of particular agencies.

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Definitions:

Exploration

Exploration refers to the act of searching or traveling for the purpose of discovery, especially in unfamiliar territories.

African Resistance

Efforts by African people to oppose or resist European colonization, slavery, and exploitation on the continent and abroad.

European Slave Traders

Individuals or groups from Europe involved in the capturing, purchasing, and selling of Africans for forced labor in the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

Slave Labor

Forced labor extracted from enslaved individuals without consent and usually under threat of violence or punishment.