Consider the following statements regarding Public and Private Administration:
Public administration is subject to political direction and control, unlike private administration.
The principle of uniformity ensures that public administration operates under common laws and regulations.
Private administration’s primary objective is profit, measurable through accountancy methods.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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 about Public and Private Administration is/are not correct?
i. Public administration is primarily bureaucratic, while private administration is business-like.
ii. Public administration is free from political influence, unlike private administration.
iii. Public administration is subject to external financial control by legislative bodies.
Which of the following statements about Luther Gulick’s POSDCORB framework are correct?
Staffing includes recruiting, training, and maintaining favorable working conditions.
Reporting involves keeping both the executive and subordinates informed through records and research.
Budgeting excludes fiscal planning and focuses only on accounting.
Which of the following statements about the branches of public administration are correct?
Public Personnel Administration deals with the entire personnel function, including recruitment and training.
Comparative and Development Administration studies administrative systems across different contexts and their evolution.
Organizational Theory and Behaviour is unrelated to the techniques of POSDCORB.
Identify the correct statements regarding the contributions of James Watt Jr. and Mathew Robinson Boulton at their Soho engineering factory:
Which of the following practices were advocated by Charles Babbage in his approach to management?
Consider the following statements regarding the evolution of management thought:
Consider the following statements about Luther Gulick’s contribution to public administration:
He introduced the POSDCORB framework to define the scope of public administration.
His framework includes Budgeting, which encompasses fiscal planning, accounting, and control.
He argued that POSDCORB techniques are sufficient to address all administrative challenges.
Consider the following statements about the POSDCORB view:
It was advocated by Luther Gulick and consists of seven elements of administration.
It includes the element of Coordinating, which involves interrelating various parts of the work.
It emphasizes the substantive services provided by administrative agencies.