Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Who among the following laid down the 'Seven Principles of Organisation'?
AGulick and Urwick ✓ Correct
BMary P. Follett
CHenry Fayol
DF. W. Taylor
Correct answer: (A) Gulick and Urwick — Gulick and Urwick laid down the seven principles of organisation, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Gulick and Urwick laid down the seven principles of organisation, so that is the answer.
★They presented them in 'Papers on the Science of Administration' (1937).
★From this work came the famous acronym POSDCORB summarising the chief executive functions.
★POSDCORB stands for Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting and Budgeting.
★Their framework drew heavily on the management ideas of Henri Fayol.
★Mary Parker Follett worked on integration and group dynamics, not these principles.
★F. W. Taylor founded scientific management at the shop-floor level, so neither he nor Follett fits.
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