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POL 353 Theories and Practice of Administration

300 levelSocial Sciences10 topics

POL 353 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Meaning and scope of public administration
  2. Classical theory of organization (Weber, Taylor, Fayol)
  3. Bureaucracy and its features
  4. Scientific management
  5. The human relations and neo-classical school
  6. Modern organization theory
  7. The politics-administration dichotomy
  8. Principles of administration
  9. Motivation and leadership in organizations
  10. Administrative accountability and control

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Meaning and scope of public administration

The meaning and scope of public administration centre on what government does, how it is organised, and how public policies are implemented for the benefit of society. For examination purposes, you must master the definitions, core features, and the major areas covered by public administration, because these ideas form the foundation for later topics in administrative theory and practice.

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