Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET July 2016 Political Science
Who among the following thinkers advocated 'effective communication' as a basic prerequisite for the attainment of organizational goals?
AHerbert Simon
BPeter Self
CChester Barnard ✓ Correct
DWoodrow Wilson
Correct answer: (C) Chester Barnard — Chester Barnard advocated effective communication as a basic prerequisite, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Chester Barnard advocated effective communication as a basic prerequisite, so that is the answer.
★He treated the organisation as a cooperative system held together by communication.
★For Barnard, communication is one of the three essentials, alongside common purpose and willingness to serve.
★Without it the common purpose cannot be shared and effort cannot be coordinated.
★He made communication a central function of the executive in 'The Functions of the Executive' (1938).
★Herbert Simon stressed decision-making and Woodrow Wilson the politics-administration distinction.
★Peter Self wrote on the comparison of public and private administration, so none of the others fits.
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