Question

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
i. Ordway Tead: Administration is the central powerhouse of motivational impulsion.
ii. Herbert A. Simon: Administration involves the systematic ordering of affairs.
iii. Felix A. Nigro: Administration is the organisation and use of men and materials to accomplish a purpose.
iv. Brooks Adams: Administration is the coordination of conflicting social energies into a unity.

• A. i, iii, and iv
• B. i, ii, and iii
• C. ii, iii, and iv
• D. i and iii

Answer 1

Answer:

A. i, iii, and iv

• i. Ordway Tead: Correctly matched. Tead states, "Administration is the central power house of the motivational impulsion and spirit which makes the institution drive to fulfill its purpose."

• ii. Herbert A. Simon: Incorrectly matched. Simon defines administration as "the activities of groups cooperating to accomplish common goals," not systematic ordering of affairs.

• iii. Felix A. Nigro: Correctly matched. Nigro defines administration as "the organisation and use of men and materials to accomplish a purpose."

• iv. Brooks Adams: Correctly matched. Adams defines administration as "the capacity of co-ordinating many and often conflicting social energies in a single organism, so adroitly that they shall operate as a unity."
  Thus, the correct pairs are i, iii, and iv.