Political Science · Public Administration
Given below are two statements, choose the correct option.
- Statement I: Mary Parker Follett is considered the link between the classical and the neo-classical era in public administration
- Statement II: Chester Barnard influenced Herbert Simon's decision-making theory
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct — Both statements are correct, so the answer is that Statement I and Statement II are both true.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct, so the answer is that Statement I and Statement II are both true.
★Mary Parker Follett bridges the classical and the neo-classical or human relations era.
★She humanised the rigid classical theory with ideas of integration and group dynamics.
★Chester Barnard influenced Herbert Simon's theory of decision making and authority.
★Simon built on Barnard's ideas of the organisation and the acceptance of authority.
★Simon acknowledged this debt in his classic work Administrative Behavior.
★So both the bridging role of Follett and Barnard's influence on Simon are correctly stated.
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