Question 1 Weberian bureaucracy refers to the sociological concept of rationalization of collective activities. Examine [200 words] Question 2 “Censorship, is a bureaucratic instrument for maintaining politics as a private and reserved domain of a particular class.” Examine. [250 Words] Next Topic: Weber’s bureaucratic model – & its critique
Question 1 “Three features characterize Simon’s original view of bounded rationality : search for alternatives, satisfying, and aspiration adaptation.” Elucidate. [CSM 2012/200 Words] Question 2 ” Simon’s indentifying decision-making as the core field of public administration appears logically acceptable but his positivist underpinning is problematic.” Critically examine the statement. [CSM 2010/300 Words] Next Topic: Weber’s bureaucratic …
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Question 1 “Decisions are something more than factual propositions. They have an ethical as well as a factual content.” Comment. [200 Words] Question 2 “Administrative efficiency is enhanced by keeping at a minimum the number of organizational levels through which a matter must pass before it is acted upon.” – (Herbert A. Simon) [CSM 2000/200 …
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Question 1 Define the term ‘civil society’. How does civil society influence the public policy? (200 Words/2002, Accountability and Control – P1) Question 2 ‘The Arthashastra is India’s oldest complete text on public administration.” Comment. (200 Words/2003, Evolution of Indian Administration – P2)
Question 1 “Barnard emphasizes on purpose as a central question but pays no attention to the choice of the purpose in a changing world or to the processes of formulating goals and objectives for the organization”. Comment [200 words] Question 2 Ques 4 What is the nature of psychological contract pursued by organizational management through authority …
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Question 1 “While Taylor and his associates concentrated on improving the task efficiency of the individual, Barnard on the other hand, started with individual, moved to cooperative effort, and ended with executive functions.” Comment. Question 2 “… a more thorough consideration leads to the understanding that communication, authority, specialization and purpose are all aspects comprehended in …
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Question 1. Leadership is the ‘influential increment over and above mechanical compliance with the routine directives of the organization’ [Katz and Kahn]. Analyze. (150 WORDS) [CSM 2012] Question 2 Human relations approach urges co-operation over competition and inter dependence over individualism. Examine [200 words] Tomorrow’s Topics Functions of the executive (C.I.Barnard)
Question 1. Human relations approach has enlarged the role of social ethics in management philosophy. Evaluate. [200 words] Question 2. “The man possessing the knowledge demanded by a certain situation tends in the best managed business, and other things being equal, becomes the leader of that movement.” Comment. [200 words] Tomorrow’s Topics Dynamic Administration (Mary Parker …
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Question 1 Is the top down approach necessarily outdated? What are the aspects in which you shall favor ‘administrative management approach’? Question 2 The classical principals “…form neither a coherent conceptual pattern of determination nor an accurate description of concrete empirical reality” Comment. Question 3 Co-ordination is the fundamental principle of any organization. Comment. Tomorrow’s Topics …
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Question 1 Do you think Scientific management offers any solution to the issues in public administration of a developing country like India? Elaborate. Question 2 The Scientific management is blamed to create a monopoly of knowledge and de-personalization of work. What issues arise due to these? Is the threat real? Evaluate. Question 3 How has …
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Question 1 “Participation in authentic discourse requires ‘warrants for discourse’.” In the light of above statement explain the broader democratic consequences of a pro-active citizenry? (200 Words) Question 2 “We don’t need more government; we need better government.” Comment. (200 Words) Tomorrow’s Topics 2. Administrative Thought: Scientific Management and Scientific Management movement
Question 1 “The equity and legitimacy aspects are as important, or perhaps more important, than good management.” Comment. (200 words) Question 2 Do you think good governance is a throwback to the classical theory of ‘one best way of governance’? How is it, if any, different from neo-wilsonism? (200 words) Tomorrow’s Topics Good Governance: concept …
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Question 1 “The actions of public administrators have the forces of law and coercive power of government behind them”. Do you think administrators could claim similar authority in a globalized world? (200 Words) Question 2 Examine the implications of globalization for administrative ethics and development ethics. (200 Words) Tomorrow’s Topics Good Governance: concept and application; …
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Challenges of liberalization, Privatisation, Globalisation; Question 1 “The state is essential for putting in place the appropriate institutional foundations for markets”. Comment. (200 Words) Question 2 What according to you are the most important changes brought into public administration by Privatization movement. (200 Words) Tomorrow’s Topic Challenges of liberalization, Privatisation, Globalisation;
New Public Administration; Public Choice approach Question 1 Do you think that over reliance on rules has sidelined emotive rationality of administrators? Do you think switching over to market oriented approach could change the scenario? (200 Words) Question 2 How do you rate the Public Choice’s ‘pleasure pain calculus of individuals’ to Benthamite public interest …
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New paradigms in public administration do not look at the discipline from a fresh perspective but merely rehash the old concepts.” Critically evaluate (200 Words) “A public administration which fails to work for changes which tries to redress the deprivation of minorities will likely be eventually used to repress those minorities.” Frederickson. Evaluate with …
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Wilson’s vision of Public Administration; Evolution of the discipline and its present status; Question 1 “While professionalization was advocated in the management of government, Wilson was well aware of the wider agenda of public administration.” Mohit Bhattacharya. n the light of above statement evaluate the relevance of Wilson’s ideas in developing countries of 21st century. (200 …
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1. Introduction: Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration Question 1 Comment on the importance of sense of Public interest as a wider ethical commitment in public administration. (200 Words) Question 2 “Public administration is not just implementation of laws; it is also a means of social justice and social change”. Comment. …
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1. Introduction: Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration; Question 1 “In its broadest sense, the administration can be defined as the activities of group cooperating to accomplish common goals.” Evaluate. Question 2 “..it would appear that any definition of this field [Public Administration] would be either so encompassing as to call forth the …
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QUESTIONS: 20/11/2013 Development administration focused on development activities also needs administrative development. Elaborate. (300 Words) Define the term civil society.? How does civil society influence public policy.? (300 Words) ARCHIVES
