Theorists
Theories
PUA Concepts (Bonus)
Historical Works
Domains
100

This theorist is known as the "father of Scientific Management."

Who is Frederick Winslow Taylor

100

This theory finds its basis in strict hierarchical design, efficiency of process and production, specific division of labor, and control mechanism.

What is "classical theory"

100

What are the foundational concepts that should be integrated within all public administrative work?

What is "Pillars of Administration"

100

Who is the theorist who is known for the 14 principles of administration?


What is Henry Fayol

100

The basic tenets of this theoretical domain are rooted in the industrial revolution of the 1700s and the professions of industrial engineering and economics

What is "Classical Organization Theory"

200

This theorist states, "A formal organization is a system of consciously coordinated activities or forces of two or more persons.

Who is Chester Bernard

200

A major theme of this theory was that organizations did not and could not exist as self-contained islands isolated from their environments.

What is Neoclassical theory

200

Name three ways government is different from private organizations.

What is "budgeting, representation, service provision"

200

Adam Smith believed that the specialization of the labor force is dependent upon breaking down large jobs into many tiny components. What is this organization theory concept?

What is Division of Labor

200

In what theoretical domain is Frederick Taylor most relevant?

What is "Classical Org Theory domain"

300

Who is famous for finding the most efficient way of performing any job?

Who is Taylor

300

This theory owes a considerable debt to structural/functionalists and is, at its base level, concerned with social systems conceived as a whole

What is Systems Theory

300

What kind of "man" takes in all the complexities, possible alternatives, and possible consequences of a situation when making a decision?

What is a "rational man"

300

Henri Fayol believed that employees could produce more and better work with the same effort. Employees should work on the same part; managers should be concerned with the same matters, because it will allow them to acquire an ability, sureness and accuracy to increase output. What organizational theory concept is this?

What is Division of Work

300

This domain's perspective regards instrumental rationality as the essence of that part of human organizing known as administration.

What is "Neo-Classical"

400

Who is the theorist and what is the theory that structures an organization into a hierarchy and the members of the organization are governed by clearly defined rational-legal decision making rules?

Who is Max Weber and What is bureaucracy

400

What theory emphasizes the tenets of the Classical Theory domain but considers a different approach that includes human capital

What is Neo-Classical Theory

400

What kind of organizations, does Barnard say, comprise the "consciously coordinated" activities of people?

What are formal organizations

400

Luther Gulick believed that managers should plan, organize, staff, direct, coordinate, report, and budget (POSDCORB). What is this organizational concept?

What is Organizing the Executive

400

This theoretical domain grew out of a suspicion that organizations could not be totally built along lines of efficiency.

What is "Human Relations Theory"

500

Who is the theorist who posited that every person has a driving motivator, which is either needs for achievement, affiliation, or power?

Who is McClelland

500

These two theories proposed by Mc Gregor embody "management by control" and "management by objectives".

What is "Theory X and Y"

500

What kind of rationality includes in its definition, action which is rational only to the extent that it effectively accomplishes predefined goals.

What is "instrumental rationality"

500

In response to authors like Frederick Taylor, this 1937 book was the first to discuss the processes of coordination and decision making which the author found to be central to understanding organizational life

What is "The functions of the executive"

500

This theoretical domain was the first to provide a view of organizations which takes into account interactive environments dynamic relationships.

What is "Systems Theory Domain"