Administrative Theory and Management

Paper Code: 
PAD 121
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective:

  • This paper highlights the main sources of the Administrative tradition and its development in modern times.
  • It attempts to assess the contribution of key administrative thinkers and explains their relevance to contemporary times.

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

PAD 121

Administrative Theory and Management

CO1. Acquire the knowledge of the elements, theories and principles of Public Administration as a discipline

CO2.Appraise and update about the developments taking place in the discipline of Public Administration

CO3.To comprehend the changing paradigms of Public Administration

CO4. Acquaint with the theories, approaches, concepts and principles of Public Administration

CO5.  Understand the administrative theories and concepts to make sense of administrative practices.

 

Pedagogical methods such as class room lectures and students-teacher interactions, group discussion, quiz, seminar and assignment etc will be used.

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

 

12.00

Public Administration as a Social Science, Development of the discipline of Public Administration, Contemporary Approaches to the study of Public Administration, Behavioural, Systems and Structural-Functional Approaches.

 

12.00

Concepts of Formal Organization: Unity of Command, Chief Executive, Division of Work, Hierarchy, Span of Control, Line and Staff with special reference to Gulick, Urwick and Mooney; Delegation

 

11.00

Scientific Management: Contributions of Taylor and Fayol, Organizational Analysis- Chester Barnard, Hawthrone Experiments; Concepts of Informal Organizations

 

11.00

Motivation, Morale with special reference to the contributions of Elton Mayo, Mc Gregor, Herzberg, Maslow; Administrative Behaviour – Decision Making with reference to Herbert Simon

 

14.00

Concept of Management and its Technique- Authority and Responsibility, Leadership, Supervision and Leadership Supervision and Control, Co-ordination, Communication, Public Relations, Centralization and Decentralization; Delegation, Participative Management, Group Dynamics, Modern Aids to Management Automation- Cybernetics, PERT, CPM.

 

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended:

 

  • Avasthi and Maheshwari: Public Administration, Laxmi Narain Aggarwal, Agra, 1988.
  • Hoshiar Singh & Pardeep Sachdeva, Administrative Theory, Kitab Mahal, New Delhi,2005.
  • M.P. Sharma and B.L.Sadana: Public Administration in Theory and Practice, Kitab Mahal, Allahabad, 1988.
  • J.D. Straussman: Public Administration, Holt, Rinehart and Winslow, New York, 1985.
  • Mohit Bhattacharya: Public Administration, Calcutta: World Press (2nd Ed.) 1991
  •  A.R. Tyagi, Public Administration - Principles and Practices, Delhi Atma Ram & Sons (6th ed.) 1992.
  •  S.L.Goel: Public Administration (Theory & Practice), New Delhi: Deep & Deep Publications 2003.
  • C.P.Bhambhari: Public Administration - Theory and Practice, Meerut, Jaiparkash Nath Publishers (ed.) 1992-93.

 

Academic Session: 
2021-22
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