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Consider the following statements about Public Administration:

  1. It is concerned with the formulation and implementation of public policies for the welfare of the people.

  2. It exists within a political system to achieve goals set by political decision-makers.

  3. It is exclusively limited to the executive branch of government, as per all scholars.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A1 and 2 only

B1 and 3 only

C2 and 3 only

DAll of the above

Answer:

A. 1 and 2 only

Read Explanation:

  • Statement 1: Correct. Public Administration as a discipline concerned with the organization and the formulation and implementation of public policies for the welfare of the people.

  • Statement 2: Correct. It states that Public Administration exists in a political system to accomplish goals and objectives formulated by political decision-makers.

  • Statement 3: Incorrect. While some scholars like Simon, Gulick, and Willoughby limit Public Administration to the executive branch (narrower sense), others like Wilson, White, and Nigro adopt a broader view that includes all three branches (legislative, executive, and judicial). Thus, it is not exclusively limited to the executive branch as per all scholars. Thus, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.


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Smithburg characterized the Behavioural Approach by stating:

I. It treats the organization strictly as a formal structure, disregarding informal relations.

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ii. No private organization can match the size and diversity of activities of government administration.
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Consider the following statements on criticisms of classical theory by scholars like Simon and Waldo:

  1. The theory is deemed unscientific due to unverified principles under controlled conditions, leading to inconsistencies and tautologies.

  2. Herbert Simon critiqued principles as "proverbs" with contradictory pairs, lacking universal validity for organizational design.

  3. It overemphasizes human motivation through non-economic factors, aligning with Hawthorne experiments on social influences.

Consider the statements regarding the Critiques leveled against the Classical Theory include:

I. It is overly concerned with organizational structure while neglecting the dynamics of employee motivation.

II. It wrongly assumes that administrative principles possess universal, context-free applicability.

III. It fails to account for the role of non-economic factors in motivating the workforce.

Which of the following statements are true?