Deck 14: Applied Theory for Professional Advocates

Question 1

Which of the following ARE characteristics shared by change agents and policy entrepreneurs?

A) Perceptions of innovations
B) Willingness to support innovative possibilities
C) Separation from elected constituencies
D) A,B and C
E) A and B

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Diffusion and Innovation theory?

A) Innovation
B) Funding
C) Communication
D) Time
E) Society

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Innovation?

A) Relative advantage
B) Funding
C) Compatibility
D) Trialability
E) Observability

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Provide the missing word in the sentence below.
We believe that the search for leadership is in reality a search for _________________ …

A) funding
B) a community leader
C) a political leader
D) a philanthropic leader
E) a policy entrepreneur

Question 5

Which of the following ARE characteristics of government agents acting as social change agents?

A) Information growth and diffusion
B) Grant making and direct government contracts
C) CMS Innovation Center
D) A and B
E) A,B and C

Question 6

Which of the following does NOT affect context?

A) Institutional structures for policy making and setting
B) Narrowness of political venues and the pace of change within the issue area
C) Healthcare innovation requires social, market, and policy entrepreneurial skills
D) Community organizations and collective action restraints
E) Pace of change and market connectedness

Question 7

How does the use of information differ for a healthcare entrepreneur?

A) Employs a guarded dissemination approach to sharing information
B) Operates in a mixed milieu
C) Requires a normal level of communication skills coupled with existing, extensive social connections
D) A and B
E) A and C

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of entrepreneurs?

A) Financial resources
B) Social perceptiveness
C) Social connectedness
D) Ability to frame social problems
E) Ability to develop acceptable policy innovations

Question 9

Complete the sentence below.
Policy entrepreneurs come from ______________ , seek to match policy ___________ with policy solutions, grow from an individual to _________________ as policy complexity increases, and require ________________ .

A) anywhere - dilemma - an organization - minimal resources
B) national to local levels - problems - a team - connectedness and preexisting strong networks
C) the national level - problems - a team - connectedness and preexisting strong networks
D) the local level - concerns - an organization - deep resources
E) anywhere - problems - an issue network - deep resources and connectedness

Question 10

Change agents support policy entrepreneurs through funding that allows policy entrepreneurs to ...

A) devote time to policy development
B) the structure necessary for information gathering
C) hire consultants as necessary
D) A and B
E) A,B and C

Question 11

Describe the methods of a successful healthcare policy entrepreneur.

Question 12

Explain why problem complexity produces a need for collective entrepreneurship.

Question 13

Compare and contrast the change agent role with that of the policy entrepreneur.