Instructions

I have a total of 10 questions (attached) and I also attached the answers to all these 10 questions. I NEED the writer to rewrite the whole answers again in their OWN words -essay format. Please pay attention to each answer and do not forget any important aspect. This should be in an ESSAY format. Please USE basic and clear English as if you explain to someone in the 7th grade. Thank you

The following questions test your ability to concisely describe the meaning and characteristics of some of the key concepts that we have covered in the first half of the semester, discuss their logics and reflect on their implications for management. There is no word limit, but you should strive to provide as clear and concise answers to the specific questions as possible.

Q1. Define the concept of organizational slack and give one or more examples of slack.

Q2. Slack is oftentimes considered a resource in organizations. Explain why this is the case and why it may be difficult in practice to utilize slack in particular organizational contexts.

Q3. Horn distinguishes between 4 types of political transaction costs. Choose at least 2 of the costs: Describe the nature of these costs and discuss potential strategies to minimize these transaction costs.

Q4. Describe the concept of ‘near decomposability’ and discuss why near decomposability is infeasible as a principle to guide the design of governance structures created to solve wicked problems.

Q5. Define the concept of ‘coproduction’ and provide real world examples of each of the four types of coproduction as outlined in the Brandsen and Honingh’s typology.

Q6. Citizens are often volunteering and co-producing public services in collaboration with public service professionals. Discuss potential pros and cons for public managers of relying on volunteers in the production of public services. You are encouraged to use a specific empirical context (such as library, nursing homes etc.) as an example to illustrate the potential pros and cons.

Q7. Describe the phenomena of ‘red tape’ and discuss potential reasons why public managers perceive their organizations to have more red tape than private managers do.

Q8. Explain how relational job designs, where public service professionals have contact with beneficiaries of their services, can reinforce work motivation.

Q9. Discuss why performance is often seen as more ambiguous and elusive in the public sector as compared with the private sector.

Q10. Describe what it entails to measure performance with a ‘subjective’ versus an ‘objective’ approach, and discuss strengths and weakness of the two approaches to performance measurement. You are encouraged to use a specific empirical context (such as hospitals, nursing homes etc.) as an example to illustrate the two approaches and their strengths and weaknesses.