EPA-01 Administrative Theory

EPA-1 Administrative Theory (Edition 2018) CONTENTS COVERED Block- 1 The Nature of Public Administration Public Administration : Meaning and Scope Importance of Public Administration Public Administration and other Social Sciences Evolution of Public Administration Comparative Public Administration Development Administration New Public Administration Block- 2 Public Organisations : The Paradigms Classical Approach–Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick Scientific Management– F.W. Taylor Human Relations Approach–Elton Mayo System Approach– Chester Barnard Behavioural Approach – Herbert Simon Social Psychological Approach – Douglas McGregor and Abraham Maslow Ecological Approach – Fred.W.Riggs Block- 3 Bureaucracy Meaning of Bureaucracy Max Weber Karl Marx Representative Bureaucracy 4 Issues in Bureaucracy Block- 4 Concepts in Organisation –I Formal and Informal Organisations Division of Work and Coordinations Hierarchy Span of Control Unity of Command Centralisation and Decemberentralisation Block- 5 Concepts in Organisation –II 26 Delegation 27 Supervision Communication Administrative Planning Authority and Responsibility Leadership Block- 6 Concepts in Organisation –III Chief Executive Line Agencies Staff and Auxiliary Agencies Budgeting Accountability Citizen and Administrative Organisation Effectiveness Administrative Theory – An Evaluation TOTAL QUESTION PAPERS (Total-28 Solved-10 Unsolved-15) June 2006 December 2006 June 2007 December 2007 June 2008 December 2008 June 2009 December 2009 June 2010 December 2010 June 2011 December 2011 June 2012 December 2012 June 2013 December 2013 June 2014 December 2014 June 2015 December 2015 June 2016 December 2016 June 2017 December 2017 June 2018 December 2018 June 2019 December 2019