Political Science · Public Administration
Which of these thinkers are related to the system approach in public administration?
- 1. Katz and Kahn
- 2. Chester Barnard
- 3. David Easton
- 4. Fred Riggs
A1, 2 and 3
B2, 3 and 4
C1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
D1, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 — All four are related to the system approach, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★All four are related to the system approach, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★Katz and Kahn applied open-systems theory to organisations.
★Chester Barnard saw the organisation as a cooperative system.
★David Easton gave the system approach with inputs, outputs and feedback.
★Fred Riggs built his ecological approach on systems and structural-functional ideas.
★Each treats the organisation or polity as a system interacting with its environment.
★So all four belong within the systems tradition in public administration.
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