Essays on Classics Of Public Administration

Taylor, F. W. (1911). The principles of scientific management. New York. Thesis: Frederick W. Taylor initiated the movement of scientific management with his associates. He was the first person to learn the process of work scientifically. He learned how work was executed and analyzed how it affects the worker efficiency. The philosophy of Taylor is aimed at the principle that forcing people do their work as hard as they could was not as proficient as enhancing the way work was done. According to Taylor, the productivity would be increased if the jobs are being enhanced and simplified.

Four principles of scientific management

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Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and John Locke (1632-1704) lived during the Pre-Enlightenment period. However, their philosophies influence and in fact introduced the Enlightenment period. This refers to a period of reason in which man was to think logically in arriving at a decision. The two philosophers influenced the thought process especially in the field of law. This paper shall compare and contrast the ideologies of the two Englishmen. It is essential to appreciate at this point that Thomas Hobbes preceded John Locke and that the two had the same leanings in thought save for the few deviations which shall be discussed in ...

Ahn, M.J., Bretschneider, S.(2011). Politics of e-government: E-government and political control of bureaucracy. Public Administration Review, 71 (3) The following article is aimed at reporting innovative public administration experiment in South Korea, which was initiated in order to reduce negative influences of bureaucracy on provision of governmental services and improve citizen participation and democratic values. The article is useful for the research as it reflects recent trends in the development of public administration and can serve as a good ground to use upside down approach, when coming to the history of the issue. Matei, L., Flogaits, ...