Which of the Following Statements About New Performance Budgeting Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about new performance budgeting is INCORRECT:

• A) Earliest application of new performance budgeting came at local and state levels.
• B) The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 required financial officers of federal agencies to develop and report systematic measures of performance.
• C) Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 directed agencies to work toward performance budgets.
• D) The first presidential budget to aggressively use agency performance measures was president Bush's budget for fiscal 2003.
• E) Unlike traditional performance budgeting, which focuses on outcomes, new performance budgeting attempts to budget according to the direct outputs or activities of government agencies.

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Definitions:

Conscientious Employees

Workers who are diligent, careful, and thorough in their job responsibilities and tasks.

Positive Affect

A dimension of emotional experience characterized by feelings of happiness, joy, and enthusiasm.

Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Voluntary actions performed by employees that contribute positively to the organization beyond their formal job requirements.

Nonverbal Information

Communication that occurs without words, through gestures, facial expressions, body language, and other visual cues.