Question

Consider the following statements about the purpose of administration:
i. Administration, according to John A. Veig, aims to prevent developments that conflict with intended outcomes.
ii. Ordway Tead views administration as the integration of human efforts to produce a desired result.
iii. Herbert A. Simon restricts administration to the management of material resources only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A. i and ii only
• B. i and iii only
• C. ii and iii only
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

A. i and ii only

• Statement i is correct, as John A. Veig defines administration as “the systematic ordering of affairs and the calculated use of resources, aimed at making those things happen which we want to happen and simultaneously preventing developments that fail to square with our intentions.”

• Statement ii is correct, as Ordway Tead states that administration is “the inclusive process of integrating human efforts so that a desired result is obtained.”

• Statement iii is incorrect because Herbert A. Simon defines administration as “the activities of groups cooperating to accomplish common goals,” focusing on group cooperation, not restricting it to material resources only.