Alagappa University 2008 B.A Public Administration ADMINISTRATIVE THINKERS - Question Paper

PART A — (5 X eight = 40 marks)
ans any 5 ques..

1.“Administration is eminently a science” – Woodrow Wilson – discuss.
2.Explain the basic principles of scientific management emphasized by F.W.Taylor.
3.Trace the origin of the Human Relations Theory of Organization.
4.Explain the Rensis Likert’s classification of supervisors.
5.Bring out the view of M.P.Follet on planning and
Co-ordination.
6.What do you know about F.Herzberg’s contribution to motivation theory?
7.Explain Dror’s public policy making.
8.Mention the importance of public administration in the modern state.

PART B — (4 X 15 = 60 marks)
ans any 4 ques..

9.Examine the functions or elements of administration emphasized by Henry Fayol.
10.Describe the Max Weber’s theory of authority.
11.Examine the Drucker’s views on management.
12.Analyze the views of Charles I Barnard on organization.
13.Assess the importance of decision making in Public Administration.
14.State the importance of Abraham Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory of Public Administration.
15.Bring out F.W. Rigg’s contribution to Ecological Approach.

Earning:   Approval pending.