Why Should the Public Sector Performance Auditor Be Concerned with Avoiding

question 3

Multiple Choice

Why should the public sector performance auditor be concerned with avoiding commenting on government policy?

• A)Any comment will undermine the public's confidence in the government of the day.
• B)Government policy does not affect the performance of the entity.
• C)The merits of government policy are matters for political debate and for decision by the executive government.
• D)A risk may arise in that the official opposition may use the audit report to criticise the government.

Understand the concept of social loafing and its cultural dependencies.

Recognize the significance of the foot-in-the-door phenomenon and its examples.

Explain the concept of group polarization and its effect on extremism.

Define deindividuation and its impacts on group behavior.

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