Benchmarking
What will be an ideal response?
entails comparing how different companies perform various value chain activities and then making cross-company comparisons of the costs of these activities.
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Interpret the reason behind the swift passage of laws between Britain's cabinet and the House of Commons
A) New laws move between the House of Commons and the House of Lords without electoral delay. B) The House of Commons consists only of the cabinet's party, which is always loyal to the prime minister. C) The cabinet passes new laws to the House of Commons, where the prime minister's party holds a majority. D) The prime minister uses "whip" tactics to maintain party coherence in the House of Commons.
The president prepares the overall budget, but who oversees the federal budget appropriations process?
a. states b. the president c. agencies d. Congress
What is the probable impact on a chief executives working in a divided government?
a. Divided government makes it easier for chief executives, because they can play one side off the other. b. Divided government makes it harder for chief executives, because they cannot rely on their own party's support. c. Divided government makes it easier for chief executives, because they can appeal directly to the public for support and not worry about too much backlash. d. Divided government makes it harder for chief executives, because it limits executive power and often leads to stalemates.
Reinventing government and the Taxpayer Bill of Rights are examples of which type of reform?
a. e-government b. continuous improvement c. downsizing d. reengineering