The contingency theory of administration focuses on:

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AOne universal structure

BBureaucratic standardization

CSituational variables

DHuman emotions

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Smithburg characterized the Behavioural Approach by stating:

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

II. It places increased attention on the individual's personality aspects rather than just their functional role.

III. It is primarily descriptive and analytical rather than prescriptive.

Which of the following is correct?

Assertion (A): Behavioral theory is interdisciplinary, drawing from sociology and psychology to study actual organizational behavior.

Reason (R): It rejects quantification and systematization, favoring normative prescriptions over empirical verification.

Consider the following statements regarding Division of Work by Gulick:

I. The most important principle is Division of Work (specialisation); work division is the foundation of organization and reason for organization.

II. Division of work and integration are the bootstraps by which mankind lifts itself in the process of civilization.

III. Gulick viewed integration as unnecessary, emphasizing only division without any coordinating mechanisms.

Henry Fayol divided the activities of an industrial undertaking into six groups, including:

I. Managerial activities (POCCC).

II. Administrative activities (Security, Accounting).

III. Commercial activities (Buying, Selling, Exchange).

Which of the following correctly identifies the groups?