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Question 1
What is the main significance of the Treaty of Westphalia in terms of the study of International
Relations ?
It ended Spain's rule in the Netherlands
It ended the bitter fighting between Germany and France
It is generally considered to be the beginning of the contemporary state system.
Question 2
What regional European turn of the century (19th and 20th century) international system
recognized a special status for the then great powers, much like todays UN Security Council
gives special status to todays most powerful countries?
Hague Conferences
Concert of Europe (sometimes known as the Congress System)1815 - 1914
Question 3
Did civil society (including NGOs) have any role or influence in the founding of the League of
Nations?
Question 4
What was the primary objective of the League of Nations ?
To establish a global framework for the international extradition of criminals
To establish a world organization for addressing organized labor and related issues
To prevent war.
To create a framework for negotiating trade and customs tariffs
Question 5
What are the two main Bretton Woods organizations that were established in 1944 and that are
still in existence today?
Marshall Plan
The World Bank (originally known as the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development - IBRD)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Financial Corporation (IFC)
Question 6
How many members states does the UN have?
Answer for Question 6
Question 7
What are the main bodies / organs that constitute the structure of the United Nations?
Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO)
Security Council
Trusteeship Council
International Court of Justice
Secretariat
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
General Assembly
Question 8
Are recommendations from the UN General Assembly legally binding for its member states?
Yes
No
Question 9
Why can it be said that inequality was already built into the UN at its founding (and indeed still
holds true today) ? (Select one answer)
Some countries were given heavier weight in voting rights based on size of economy and
military power.
Because of the makeup of the 5 Permanent Members of the Security Council, who were all
essentially victors of WWII.
No Least Developed Countries (LDCs) were allowed to join in 1945.
Question 10
The UN Security Council has 15 members. 10 of these rotate every two years. The other 5 are
permanent. Which countries represent the 5 permanent members?
Russian Federation
India
Germany
France
Brazil
United States
China
United Kingdom
Question 1
What is the main significance of the Treaty of Westphalia in terms of the study of International
Relations ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
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considered to be the
beginning of the
contemporary state system.
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Total
1.00
Question 2
What regional European turn of the century (19th and 20th century) international system
recognized a special status for the then great powers, much like todays UN Security Council
gives special status to todays most powerful countries?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Hague
Conferences
Concert of Europe
(sometimes known as Correct 1.00
the Congress
System)1815 - 1914
Total
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1.00
Question 3
Did civil society (including NGOs) have any role or influence in the founding of the League of
Nations?
Your
Score
Explanation
Answer
Yes
No
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Question 4
What was the primary objective of the League of Nations ?
Your Answer
Score
To establish a global
Explanation
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Question 5
What are the two main Bretton Woods organizations that were established in 1944 and that are
still in existence today?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
This was a short-term US program to aid
Marshall Plan
Europe in post-war re-construction, with a
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primary goal of preventing the spread of
communism.
The World Bank (originally
Since inception, the World Bank has expanded
from a single institution (the IBRD) to a
known as the International Bank Correct 0.20 closely associated group of five development
institutions referred to as the 'World Bank
for Reconstruction and
Group'.
Development - IBRD)
International Development
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Association (IDA)
International Monetary Fund
(IMF)
International Financial
Corporation (IFC)
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Total
Question Explanation
Bretton Woods - the location in New Hampshire, USA, where a conference was held in 1944 to
organize new institutions and agree on procedures to regulate the international monetary system.
The institutions created at Bretton Woods became operational in 1945.
Question 6
How many members states does the UN have?
Answer for Question 6
You entered:
193
Your Answer
193
Total
Score
Correct
Explanation
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Question 7
What are the main bodies / organs that constitute the structure of the United Nations?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO)
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Security Council
Trusteeship Council
International Court of Justice
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Secretariat
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General Assembly
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Question 8
Are recommendations from the UN General Assembly legally binding for its member states?
Your
Score
Explanation
Answer
Yes
No
Correct 1.00
Total
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Question 9
Why can it be said that inequality was already built into the UN at its founding (and indeed still
holds true today) ? (Select one answer)
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Some countries were given
heavier weight in voting rights based Inorrect 0.00
on size of economy and military
power.
Because of the makeup of the 5
Permanent Members of the Security
Council, who were all essentially
victors of WWII.
No Least Developed Countries
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Incorrect.
Question 10
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The UN Security Council has 15 members. 10 of these rotate every two years. The other 5 are
permanent. Which countries represent the 5 permanent members?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Russian Federation
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India
Germany
France
Brazil
United States
China
United Kingdom
Total
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QUIZ 2
Question 1
Complex Interdependence is a key term that the professors mention. Coined in 1977 by Robert
Keohane and Joseph Nye, which sentence below best describes the heart of this idea ?
Your Answer
Score Explanation
The shift away from nation-state driven concepts and
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towards transnationalism
The on-going internationalization of the world
The growing supremacy of the large multinational company,
and its rise as a global influencer
Total
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Which of the following statements is, or are, true regarding the terms international and
transnational in the context of this week's module (select all that apply)
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Transnational means something that goes
beyond the concept of strict national borders to Correct 0.33
include more complex relationships as well (e.g.
individual persons, organizations, etc.)
The words international and
transnational are essentially the same and can
be used interchangeably.
International means between nations
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and holds the nation-state as the key basis
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Question 3
Which has done more to empower individuals and facilitate the creation of new transnational
networks ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
The fall of the Berlin wall
The repercussions of the 2008 financial crisis
The internet
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The smartphone
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Question 4
Which of the statements below is NOT a typical feature of hierarchical models of international
governance (such as the Club Model) ?
Your Answer
Score Explanation
It excels in cross-functional and networked environments
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It is typically dominated by rich countries
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Question 5
International Organizations sometimes have the reputation of being inefficient and at times even
ineffective. ACCORDING TO THE LECTURE videos, what statement best explains why some
International Organizations struggle to execute their mandates for resolving global issues ?
(Beware: some of the answers may well be true, but are incorrect as an answer to this question)
Your Answer
Score Explanation
The decision-by-consensus model of governance present in the
world of international cooperation makes it extremely hard to get
anything done.
Risk-taking is generally not rewarded in International
Organizations, therefore managers are not incentivized to make
bold decisions when they may be exactly what is needed.
They simply do not have enough budget nor the right skills to
accomplish the monumental tasks set before them.
Silo-ed International Organizations find it hard to manage
networked problems; many IOs were originally set up with highly Correct 1.00
specialized bureaucracies and do not deal well in cross-functional
collaborations.
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Question 6
The Uruguay Round of Trade talks (1986 1994) reached completion and was a major global
success from an international economics perspective. The Doha Round of the WTO (2001 to
present), on the other hand, is more or less stuck in the limbo of endless negotiations, and is
arguably considered to be a failure. According to the lectures by Dr. Buckup and Dr.
Mergenthaler, what might best explain why one round of trade talks might be a success, and the
next a failure (so far) ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
There are new and powerful players in the
world, (i.e. emerging markets) who have come
forward, joined the top economies of the world
and transformed the existing networks of
wealthy, cohesive, industrialized countries
(G8) into a much more diverse and distributed
group (G20). This leads to added complexity
and less efficiency in decision-making.
The internet had not yet reached significant
penetration around the world at the end of the
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Uruguay Round, whereas access to critically
important information has been much more
global during the Doha Round.
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Question Explanation
HINT: The answer is also cited in the lecture by Ms. Chow as one of the three trends impacting
the WTO's credibility as the global policy authority for international trade.
Question 7
What trends does the lecture on Trade (Stacey Chow) suggest as reasons for why the current
WTO model is not working ? (select all that apply)
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
The trend towards
regionalization (RTAs), bilateral Inorrect 0.00
(BTAs) and preferential
agreements
The rise of the so-called
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Emerging Markets
The growth of global
supply chains and fragmentation
of production networks
The single undertaking
principle of the WTO
negotiations (i.e. the all or
nothing approach)
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Question 8
According the lecture on Trade (Stacey Chow), the WTO can be classified as what type of
organization in terms of this weeks theme on the global tension between hierarchies and
networks ? The WTO is :
Your Answer
Score Explanation
A hierarchical, state-centric system that is led by
governments who are not agile enough to respond to global
interests and fast-changing business needs.
A bureaucratic NGO that is fast losing its relevancy as
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the center of multilateral trading.
A global network of supply chains who are trying to
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Question 9
Towards the end of the lecture on Trade, Ms. Chow briefly mentions a specific feature of the
WTO that is unique in the world of international organizations, but its implications are
significant for member states, and they give the organization and its agreements real teeth.
What is this ?
Your Answer
Score Explanation
The Dispute Settlement Mechanism, which makes binding,
enforceable decisions on members states.
The implementation deadlines set forth with which member Inorrect 0.00
Total
Question 10
Referring to the lecture on Climate Change (Gill Cassar), one major aspect or attribute of our
atmosphere is that it suffers negative externalities because of what well-known economic
theory ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Environmental dumping
The renewable natural resource dilemma
The Tragedy of the Commons
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Question 11
The Kyoto Protocol can be considered the most effective Multilateral Environment Agreement to
date based on its ambition for legally binding emissions cuts. However, the effectiveness of the
Kyoto Protocol in achieving its goals was significantly reduced by limited participation and by
its un-enforceability. In particular, the largest emitter, the U.S., did not ratify the agreement, and
Canada withdrew. One notable U.S. city - Seattle - chose to comply with the emissions cuts set
out by the Kyoto Protocol anyway, flying in the face of the U.S. failure to ratify the agreement at
national level. What sentence below might best explain this contradiction ?
Your Answer
Score Explanation
Seattle has a long tradition of protesting higher authority, as
was also evidenced by the protests of the high-level WTO
ministerial conference there in 1999.
The Kyoto Protocol, while ambitious, is a hierarchical and
state-centric approach. Seattle represents a different level of
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network and decision, and thereby highlights the failure, or lack of
flexibility, of the one-size-fits-all, top down decision-making
processes that are common in hierarchical models.
The Kyoto Protocol did not effectively manage the U.S.
interests in advance of the agreement signing, thereby jeopardizing
the initiative at the U.S. domestic policy level.
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Question 12
True or False : The significance of the Tropical Forest Alliance (announced at the UN Climate
Summit in NY) when compared to the Kyoto Protocol, is that it is an agreement which increases
participation beyond traditional state actors to also include NGOs and businesses.
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
True
False
Total
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Question 13
According to the lecture on Internet Governance (Danil Kerimi), what two key policy decisions
made by the Clinton administration in the U.S. have greatly impacted todays global commercial
and political debate on the internet ?
Your Answer
Score Explanation
The legal classification of internet service providers as
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information services, and not telecommunications utilities.
The privatization of the internet backbone (the operators and
maintainers of the internets channels) which had been
maintained by the government.
The right of security agencies to tap internet conversations in
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the interest of national safety.
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Question 14
True or False: The existing governance frameworks for the internet are being challenged by the
ever-evolving and highly distributed nature of the internet.
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
True
Correct
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False
Total
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Question 15
What final thought or suggestion do the professors leave us with as regards the rise of China and
the dynamic tension between hierarchy and network ?
Your Answer
Score Explanation
That networks will eventually unravel when Chinas economic
dominance is unchallenged, leaving it as the new power at the top
of the international hierarchy.
That it is more likely that China will continue its rise through
competitive cooperation, and will become the center of the global
network.
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Question 1
For this weeks lesson, the term "International Organization" was defined in the video as refering
to entities that are : (check all that apply)
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
can be global, regional, or even subCorrect 0.25
regional
are recognized by law in their
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member countries
comprised of three or more countries
This might be the case, but it is not a
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defining characteristic according to
whose delegates represent the national
the videos
interests
established by formal political
agreements between members using
international treaties
Total
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Question 2
According to this week's lectures, who/what are the 3 main players in PPPs ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
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International Organizations
Chambers of Commerce
Business (private) sector
Academia
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Question 3
In simple terms, PPPs can be explained by the fact that in combining their resources, partners are
able to achieve an objective that would otherwise not have been obtainable by any one actor
unilaterally.
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
False
True
Correct
Total
1.00
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Question 4
Historically speaking, collaboration has always existed in one manner or another between the
UN, governments and the private sector. However, the professors claim that it is fair to say that
before the 1990s the general environment for PPPs was :
Your Answer
Score Explanation
Hostile and completely 'silo'-ed
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Less conducive to collaborative ventures
The golden age of PPPs and collaborations in general.
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Explanation
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Really ?
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Question 6
Which driving factor below does NOT help explain the trend for International Organizations to
engage in Public-Private Partnerships, according to this week's lesson ?
Your Answer
Score Explanation
Rising power of companies and civil society
Restricted resources and power of International
Organizations
Globalization processes
Complexity of societal challenges
The irreversible growth of internet and smart phone
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penetration world-wide (access issues).
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Question 7
Most of the PPPs discussed in this week's lesson are what is known as Voluntary or CSR-related
PPPs, since these are typically used to address the much more complicated societal challenges.
One way to help understand and further classify PPPs, according to the lectures, is to evaluate
them against 5 dimensions. These are : (check only 5)
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Issue
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Institutionalization
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Level
Actors
Purpose
Geographic Scope
Legal status
Budget size
Total
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Correct 0.14
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Correct 0.14
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Question 8
True or False : One of the major operational challenges related to PPPs has to do with how the
different sectors think, behave, or view the world. There are, in a sense, cultural differences
inherent to each partner. For example, IOs tend to think in social terms, whereas business thinks
in political terms , and civil society thinks in economic terms.
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
False
True
Total
Inorrect
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Question 9
Which of the following are all major risks associated with PPPs according to the lectures ?
(check all that apply) :
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Exclusiveness (who gets to be involved or
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have a say?)
Weak accountability and governance
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structures
Undermining the IO's interests (a ppp may Correct 0.20
be used to influence a treaty or regulation of the
IO)
Credibility from the outside (public
acceptance that the PPP is or can be an authority
for the issue in question)
Potential conflicts of interest and
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asymmetric power relations
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Question 10
The following diagram represents, or gives an overview, of what important aspect of PPPs ?
Your Answer
Stakeholder management process
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Explanation
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Question 1
Mark Moores Strategic Triangle is mentioned in the videos, in which 3 areas critical to the
leadership of any organization are explained. What are these 3 main areas ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Capacity
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Incentives
Accountability
Authorizing Environment
Budget
Values and Mission
Total
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Mark Moore, Creating Public Value: Strategic Management in Government,1995, pp.13-27 (see
slides for this module if needed)
Question 2
Michael Porter is a well-known expert on Strategy, particularly for the private sector. Although
arguments can be made about the applicability or efficacy of these strategy tools in the public
sector, there are high-level concepts from Porters work which clearly resonate in the public
sector as well.
Which statement below is one of Michael Porters ideas that might hold particular value for an
international organization or NGO that suffers from mission creep or from doing too many things
on an ad-hoc basis ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do
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Know your authorizing environment
Focus on Lean, Six Sigma
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Question 3
Professor Jenks talks about the porous nature of the Authorizing Environment of the UN,
meaning that there is great space and flexibility, but also very unclear and undefined parameters
within which leaders must operate. He makes reference to what failure of UN Leadership in the
last 50 years as an example of the risk associated with things that you choose NOT to do ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
The oil for food scandal
Iraq
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Question 4
Looking at how John Kotter distinguishes between Management and Leadership, the following
activities :
Establishing direction
Aligning people
Motivating, inspiring
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Explanation
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Management
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Question 5
The League of Nations, as we have seen from the first weeks lesson, was a pre-cursor to todays
UN. One interesting difference between the two lies in the expectations for the role of the
Secretary-General.
True or False : In the League of Nations, the SG played a relatively passive role and did not
address or play an active role in the discussions of the assembly as does the SG of today's United
Nations.
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
False
True
Total
Correct
1.00
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Question 6
Article 99 of the UN Charter is seen as revolutionary - particularly in the context of the evolution
of the role of the premier International Civil Servant. Why is this ?
Your Answer
Score Explanation
It gives the SG direct control over the Security Council.
In the case of ties in voting FOR or AGAINST issues brought
before the Security Council, the SG casts the deciding vote.
It allows the SG to enforce the financial pledges of member
states, with the option of penalties for those whose budget
payments are not made on time.
It allows the SG broad discretion in bringing ANY issue
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Total
Question 7
Jim Grant, who was known for his leadership by focusing on specific goals at UNICEF, could be
said to have employed what aspect of strategy ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
The Log Frame approach to project management
Careful application of SWOT analyses
Deciding what not to do
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Harnessing data
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Question 8
True or False :
Dr. Jenks implies in the conclusion that the time consuming work and craftsmanship that goes
into aligning the 3 variables of the strategic triangle - the Mission & Values, the Authorizing
Envronment and the Capacity - that an international civil servant must do on a daily basis, is
precisely what 'creates space' that can bring about public value.
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
True
False
Inorrect
Total
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Question 9
What, according to Dr. Jenks, is so difficult about the 'Capacity' component (using Mark Moore's
strategic triangle) as regards working in the United Nations ?
Your Answer
Score Explanation
Capacity is limited to the skills of the people working in the
UN. The quality of UN staff can be all over the spectrum.
The UN relies on a high percentage of short-term contracts
(often 6 months or less) and this short-term orientation influences
staff ability (capacity) to plan effectively for the long term or on
behalf of the organization's (or the issue's) best interest.
Capacity, in human resource terms may appear obvious to
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managers, but in reality may not be clearly agreed: In the UN,
there are often senior staff appointments whose reporting lines are
unclear.
Capacity is defined by resources, and the UN budget is a
constantly changing element. This makes it next to impossible to
plan.
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Question 10
True or False: Using Mark Moore's strategic triangle can be a helpful analytical framework for
any organization. What makes it so difficult to define the 3 variables in the case of the UN, is
that the circles are extremely non-porous and well defined: they are self-contained.
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
False
True
Total
Inorrect
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Question 1
What are the three main components of a strategic marketing plan ?
Your Answer
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Explanati
on
Correc
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t
marketing plan
Background, organization overview and marketing
plan
Organization overview, market overview and tactics
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Total
Question Explanation
marketing section
Question 2
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Strengths overview
Organization overview
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Market overview
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Marketing section
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Explanation
Question 3
In order to have a better success rate with your marketing plan, your objectives
must be SMART - what does this stand for ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanati
on
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tangible
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Question Explanation
marketing section
Question 4
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Identity
Personality
Core values
Total
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Branding
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Explanation
Question 5
What is the right order of the five key steps of your brand process ?
Your Answer
Strategy - expressions - roll out - execution - brand
development
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ion
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ct
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Question Explanation
Branding
Question 6
The Octagon is one of the most used tools to develop brand strategy. What are
the 9 elements of the Octagon ?
Your Answer
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ct
Explanat
ion
positioning
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Branding
Question 7
From a traditional communication mix, what are the communications tools most
used in international organizations ?
Your Answer
Explanatio
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Media and Communications
Question 8
What fundraising approach is most expensive although easier to plan and test ?
Your Answer
Score
Leadership engagement
One to one
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One to many
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Explanation
Question Explanation
Fundraising
Question 9
According to the video, what is the main reason individuals or organizations dont
give ?
Your Answer
Score
Explanation
Inorrect
0.00
Total
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Question Explanation
Fundraising
Question 10
A Case of Support is the core of fundraising. What are its four main characteristics
?
Your Answer
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Total
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Fundraising
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