EPA-01 Administrative Theory



Block 1 - The Nature of Public Administration

Public Administration: Meaning and Scope

Importance of Public Administration

Public Administration and Other Social Sciences

Evolution of Public Administration

Comparative Public Administration

Development Administration

New Public Administration

Block 2 - Public Organisations: The Paradigms

Classical Approach-Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick

Scientific Management-F.W. Taylor

Human Relations Approach-Elton Mayo

System Approach-Chester Barnard

Behavioral Approach-Herbert Simon

Social Psychological Approach-Douglas McGregor and Abraham Maslow

Ecological Approach-Fred. W. Riggs

Block 3 - Bureaucracy

Meaning of Bureaucracy

Max Weber

Karl Marx

Representative Bureaucracy

Issues in Bureaucracy

Block 4 - Concepts in Organisation-I

Formal and Informal Organisations

Division of Work and Coordination

Hierarchy

Span of Control

Unity of Command

Centralisation and Decentralisation

Block 5 - Concepts in Organisation-II

Delegation

Supervision

Communication

Administrative Planning

Authority and Responsibility

Leadership

Block 6 - Block-6 Concepts in Organisation-III

Chief Executive

Line Agencies

Staff and Auxiliary Agencies

Budgeting

Accountability

Citizen and Administration

Organisational Effectiveness

Administrative Theory-An Evaluation





Total-31, Solved-15, Unsolved-16

June (2003-2019)

December (2002-2018)