New IGNOU MPA-12 Help Book Administrative Theory in English – MA Public Administration Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – All Units
Public Administration Meaning, Nature, Scope and Importance
Nature and Typologies of Organization
Development and Growth of Administrative Theories
Scientific Management Approach
Administrative Management Approach
Max Weber’s Theory of Bureaucracy
Critique of Bureaucracy
Human Relations Approach
Views of Herbert A. Simon on Decision-Making in an Organization
Organizational Structure, Processes and Functioning
Socio-Psychological Approach: Views of Chris Argyris
Socio-Psychological Approach: Views of Abraham Maslow and Frederick Herzberg
Socio-Psychological Approach: Views of Douglas McGregor and Victor Vroom
Open and Cooperative Systems
Systems Approach: Views of David Easton and Chester Barnard
Concept of Learning Organization
New Organization Culture
New Public Administration
Perspective of Public Choice
Pertinence of Critical Theory
New Public Management Perspective
State of Administrative Theory in 21st Century