CPM Public Sector Leadership & Ethics 2

Question 1

A public manager discovers that a long-standing departmental policy conflicts with a newly enacted state ethics law. What is the most appropriate first action?

Accepted Answer

Immediately suspend the policy and notify legal counsel and supervisors

Answer

When departmental policy conflicts with law, a public manager must stop the conflicting practice and escalate to legal counsel immediately.

Question 2

Which leadership style is most effective when managing a crisis that requires rapid, decisive action with little time for consultation?

Accepted Answer

Directive (autocratic) leadership

Answer

Directive leadership provides clear, quick decisions essential during a crisis when speed outweighs the benefits of participation.

Question 3

The concept of 'stewardship' in public sector leadership primarily means:

Accepted Answer

Managing public resources as a trustee on behalf of citizens

Answer

Stewardship holds that public managers are trustees of taxpayer resources and must act in the public's best interest.

Question 4

An employee reports to you that a colleague is falsifying time records. Under public sector ethics frameworks, you should:

Accepted Answer

Document the report and initiate an investigation per agency policy

Answer

Ethics frameworks require managers to document and investigate credible reports of misconduct through proper channels.

Question 5

Equity as an ethical principle in public management requires that managers:

Accepted Answer

Distribute services fairly, accounting for differing needs and vulnerabilities

Answer

Equity means allocating resources based on need, not uniformity, to achieve fair outcomes across diverse populations.

(CPM) Certified Public Manager Practice Test

(CPM) Certified Public Manager Practice Test

CPM Public Sector Leadership & Ethics 2