INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Which of the following comes first to mind when we speak of the origins of traditional management theory?

Luther Gulick (1937) embraced the orthodoxy of scientific  management, applied it to government, and introduced the
a famous mnemonic in the field. Which of the following is the correct written form of this mnemonic?

Chester Barnard (The Functions of the Executive, 1938) identified and set out the acceptance theory of authority, which argues that authority does not depend as much on persons of authority or on persons having authority as it depends on the willingness of others to accept or comply with directions or commands?

Who argued that the bureaucracy is impersonal and rational because individual selection and promotion are strictly on the basis of merit, scientifically determined?

Whose work introduced a human relations approach that forever changed management theory?

Which theory is a mix of cybernetics, linguistics, and social psychology?

In public management theory, the devil is ..................

Which of the following word(s) suits best to the blank area in the above sentence?

The modern principles of entrepreneurial public management are now nearly a hegemony in the practices of public administration called the name New Public Management (NPM). What is a second name for NPM?

The most interesting aspect of management’s resurgence in public administration is the prominence of  ..................... as an energizing and legitimating idea.

Which of the following suits best to the blank area in the above sentence?

Which theory appears to be less useful as a basis for management theory in the public sector?