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Which of the following is not a function of management according to POSDCORB?

APlanning

BOrganizing

CSupervising

DBudgeting

Answer:

C. Supervising

Read Explanation:

  • Supervising is part of directing; POSDCORB stands for Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting, Budgeting.


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Which one of the following statements about administration does not align with the concept of administration as a universal process?
i. Administration is a cooperative effort of a group of people in pursuit of a common objective.
ii. Administration occurs in diverse institutional settings, including public and private sectors.
iii. Administration is primarily the direction of people in association to achieve temporarily shared goals.
iv. Administration is exclusively the management of governmental affairs in a public setting.

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i. It involves the execution of public policy within a political system.
ii. It is closely associated with private groups in providing community services.
iii. It excludes activities of the legislative and judicial branches.

Consider the following statements about Luther Gulick’s contribution to public administration:

  1. He introduced the POSDCORB framework to define the scope of public administration.

  2. His framework includes Budgeting, which encompasses fiscal planning, accounting, and control.

  3. He argued that POSDCORB techniques are sufficient to address all administrative challenges.

Which of the following statements about Public and Private Administration is/are not correct?
i. Public administration operates under the principle of marginal return, focusing on profit.
ii. No private organization can match the size and diversity of activities of government administration.
iii. Public administration is subject to red-tape, while private administration is relatively free from it.

Which of the following statements are correct about the scope of public administration?
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