Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET July 2016 Political Science
The names associated with the behavioural theory of organization are:
- 1. Chester Barnard
- 2. J. L. Moreno
- 3. Thomas Carlyle
- 4. A. H. Maslow
A1, 3 & 4
B1, 2, 3 & 4
C2 & 4
D1, 2 & 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2 & 4 — The behavioural theorists are Barnard, Moreno and Maslow, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
Explanation
★The behavioural theorists are Barnard, Moreno and Maslow, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
★The behavioural theory studies how human behaviour interacts with the organisation.
★Chester Barnard explored cooperation, authority and the informal organisation in 'The Functions of the Executive' (1938).
★J. L. Moreno developed sociometry, mapping the social relations within groups.
★A. H. Maslow gave the hierarchy of needs, explaining what motivates people at work.
★Thomas Carlyle was a nineteenth-century historian and essayist, not an organisation theorist.
★Hence the correct set is Barnard, Moreno and Maslow, that is 1, 2 and 4.
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