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Well paid, highly motivated personnel are vital to goal achievement.

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A mission statement is a guideline that may be altered as necessary to meet short-term economic or political considerations.

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Perceived quality is usually more important than the cost of a product or service when setting goals.

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Poorly paid or unmotivated personnel will defeat goal attainment in spite of careful planning and management.

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Public sector management must work within a framework of bureaucratic regulation that tends to minimize innovative goal setting.

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A mission statement is a formal statement of purpose that is inflexible in spite of short-term economic and political change.

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Private sector management is generally more innovative and cost-effective than their public sector peers.

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Cost is usually more important than quality of a product or service when setting goals.

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The private sector's primary goal is the maximization of short-term profit.

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Public sector managers are generally more innovative and cost-effective than their private sector peers.

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The soft-cost of tax-exempt financing tends to negate the interest savings on all but the largest public debt offerings.

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Government employees are generally less motivated than private sector employees.

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The continual turnover of elected officials generally makes effective long-range planning difficult within the public sector.

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Public bidding and disclosure regulations generally prevent public sector managers from maximizing cost-benefit potential of purchased goods and services.

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Tax-exempt financing provides the public-sector with a significant financial advantage over the private-sector in similar transactions.

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Private sector employees are generally less motivated than government employees.

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The pressure to satisfy stockholders generally forces private sector managers to emphasize short-term profit goals over quality attainment.

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Private sector managers are generally well compensated for goal achievement, while public sector managers receive no additional compensation for similar results.

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Successful goal setting generally implies making a "least-risk" decision, regardless of riskier options that might produce enhanced results.

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Careful planning and effective management can attain goals in spite of personnel pay and motivation.

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The aggressive, "for profit" attitude within the private sector often creates problems for public-sector clients.

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