Political Science · Public Administration
Which of the following are the advanced ideas of Chester Barnard?
- 1. Organisation as a social cooperative system
- 2. Contribution-satisfaction equilibrium
- 3. Zone of indifference
- 4. Authority of superiors lies in the acceptance of orders by subordinates
A1, 2 and 4
B2, 3 and 4
C1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
D1, 2 and 3
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 — All four are advanced ideas of Chester Barnard, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★All four are advanced ideas of Chester Barnard, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★Barnard saw the organisation as a social, cooperative system of consciously coordinated activity.
★He gave the inducement-contribution or contribution-satisfaction equilibrium for keeping members.
★He gave the zone of indifference, within which orders are obeyed without question.
★He gave the acceptance theory of authority, where authority rests on the subordinate's acceptance.
★These ideas appear in his classic work The Functions of the Executive.
★Barnard thus bridges the classical and the behavioural schools of administration.
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