Try to answer these questions
- 1.”A ’science’ of administration would straighten the paths of administration” Comment. (Woodrow Wilson)
- 2.Scientific tool is a primitive tool for industrial polyarchies. Explain
- 3.”Taylor scientific management theory had a major influence on the growing reform and economy movement in Public Administration.” Comment
- 4. “Scientific Management, in its essence, primarily involves a complete mental revolution.” Comment
- 5. One of the key points in a scientific management philosophy was ‘development of each worker to his fullest potential and fullest prosperity’. Expalin
- 6. Taylor was a social engineer, rather than an industrial engineer. Examine the truth of the statement.
- 7. Taylor scientific management theory developed in phases. Elucidate.
- 8.Critically evaluate the work of Taylor, emphasizing the concern of every section of the people.
- 9.If a broad view is taken, the contributions of Taylor and his companions were really outstanding. Explain.
- 10.” Scientific management theory focuses on routine tasks and operations They do not have much relevance to general issues of administrative organisation”. Comment
- · Taylor’s work stands in contrast with the work of Fayol’s. Examine the comparative status of both the thinkers.
- · Critically evaluate the Weber’s model of bureaucracy with special emphasis to its applicability in developing nations.
- · Analyze the Weber’s mechanism to control bureaucracy with the help of examples.
- · “Classical Theory of Organization and Human Relations Theory supplement each other”. Comment
- · “Executive functions are directed toward achieving organizational goal”. In the light of above statement discuss the functioned of executive mentioned by Barnard.
- · Integration is the best method to resolve a conflict. “Comment” (Follett)
- · “Administrative Theories have to be understood against the socio-economic background of the theorists and the historical time period of their existence”. Discuss
- · “Fayol has a unique distinction of attempting to build a universal Science of Management”. Comment
- · Managing means looking ahead, which makes the process of “prevalence a central business activity”. Comment.
- · Though the classical ideas were expanded in the first two decades of 20th century, the classical management thinking is still dominant. Explain
- · Weberian model though suffers from many dysfunctionalities, yet remain the starting point of all discussions on bureaucratic theory.
- · Once fully established, bureaucracy is among those social structures which are the hardest to destroy”. Comment
- · “Bureaucracy is a system of government the control of which is so completely in the hands of officials that their power jeopardizes the liberties of ordinary citizens”. Comment
- · “For charisma to be transformed into a permanent routine structure, it is necessary that its anti-economic character should be altered.” Comment (Weber)
- · How does systems theory help to delineate functional and dysfunctional characteristic of a public bureaucracy?
- · “The civil servant has to be responsive, result-oriented and responsive”. Elucidate.
- · “Follet can be regarded as a fore-runner of behavioral approach to organizational analysis”. Comment
- · “Mayo was behavioral scientist long before the term got popular”. Comment
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