Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET January 2017 Political Science
Match List I (Work) with List II (Author) and choose the correct option:
List I
- I. Proverbs of Administration
- II. Principles of Management
- III. Functions of the Executive
- IV. Elements of Public Administration
List II
- a. Henry Fayol
- b. Herbert Simon
- c. Morstein Marx
- d. Chester Barnard
AI-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c ✓ Correct
BI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
CI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a
DI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
Correct answer: (A) I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c — The correct match is I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c, so the answer is option A.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c, so the answer is option A.
★'The Proverbs of Administration' is an essay by Herbert Simon (1946) that criticised the contradictory classical principles, hence I-b.
★The principles of management are attributed to Henry Fayol, the father of modern management theory, hence II-a.
★'The Functions of the Executive' (1938) is by Chester Barnard, on cooperation and the executive role, hence III-d.
★'Elements of Public Administration' (1946) was edited by Fritz Morstein Marx, hence IV-c.
★Simon and Barnard shifted the field toward decision-making and cooperation.
★Fayol's principles and Morstein Marx's volume helped systematise management and public administration.
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