Practice question · Multiple choice
A career system recruits into a lifelong corps rather than a specific post. What does this design achieve, and what structural friction does it introduce into public administration?
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- What vulnerability arises when staff belong permanently to an institution rather than a defined, flexible vacancy?
- Why would a state accept procedural delays if the primary goal is institutional continuity?
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A. It secures technical independence but slows institutional adaptation to change
Why
The model trades rapid restructuring and performance-geared incentives for insulation from political cycles. Confusing tenure with a total ban on discretion overlooks free designation, while contract renegotiation and external post-by-post hiring belong to position systems.
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