Political Science 4643

Administrative Theory and Behavior

Areas of review for first exam:

            The nature of man in organizational theory

                        Hobbes-Locke

                        Machiavelli----class handout

                        Weber----"Bureaucracy" in Classics of Organization Theory

Taylor----"The Principles of Scientific Management " in Classics of Organization Theory

Smith----"Of the Division of Labor" in  Classics of Organization Theory

           
            Systems approach to organizational theory

                        i.e. systems theory--what it contributes/how it functions/limitations

            Public vs. private

                        management

                        accountability

                        efficiency and effectiveness

            Weber and scientific methods

            Taylor and scientific methods

            Pivotal controversies

                        law/legal authority

                        rationality/efficiency

                        psychological/social relations

                        politics/power relations