Political Science · Public Administration
Which is Not correctly matched (theory and its key idea)?
ATaylor's scientific management: standardisation and generalisation
BWeber's bureaucratic theory: legal-rational authority
CMayo's human relations theory: formal organisation ✓ Correct
DFred Riggs' ecological theory: open organisation
Correct answer: (C) Mayo's human relations theory: formal organisation — The mismatched pair is Mayo's human relations theory with formal organisation.
Explanation
★The mismatched pair is Mayo's human relations theory with formal organisation.
★Mayo's human relations theory revealed the importance of the informal organisation.
★Taylor's scientific management stressed standardisation and generalisation.
★Weber's bureaucracy rests on legal-rational authority.
★Riggs' ecological theory treats the organisation as open to its environment.
★So the Mayo pairing is not correctly matched.
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