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Which of the following is the definitions by E.N. Gladden ?

  1. “Administration is a long and slightly pompous word, but it has a humble meaning, for it means to care for or look after people, to manage affairs…. is determined action taken in pursuit of conscious purpose”.
  2. “Administration is the capacity of coordinating many, and often conflicting, social energies in a single organism, so adroitly that they shall operate as a unity.
  3. None of the above

    A1 only

    B2, 3

    C1, 2

    D1, 3

    Answer:

    A. 1 only

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    Definitions by a few famous writers

    E.N. Gladden

    • “Administration is a long and slightly pompous word, but it has a humble meaning, for it means to care for or look after people, to manage affairs…. is determined action taken in pursuit of conscious purpose”.


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