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| Concept | Key Fact | RPSC Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor — Scientific Management | 1911 — time-motion study, differential piece-rate, one best way | Classical phase — 2/5-mark Q |
| Fayol — 14 Principles | 1916 — unity of command, scalar chain, esprit de corps | Principles of management |
| Hawthorne Experiments | Mayo 1927–32 — social factors, Hawthorne Effect, informal groups | Human Relations 5-mark Q |
| Barnard — Acceptance Theory | Functions of Executive 1938 — authority from subordinate acceptance | Human relations |
| Follett — Integration | Power WITH not power OVER; law of the situation | Anticipates situational leadership |
| Simon — Bounded Rationality | Administrative Behavior 1947; Nobel 1978; satisficing | Behavioural phase 5-mark Q |
| POSDCORB "proverbs" | Simon 1946 — administrative principles contradict each other | Simon's critique |
| McGregor — Theory X/Y | Human Side of Enterprise 1960 — X (control) vs Y (participation) | 5-mark comparison Q |
| Maslow — Need Hierarchy | 1943 — Physiological→Safety→Social→Esteem→Self-actualisation | Motivation theory |
| Parsons — AGIL | Structural-functional: Adaptation, Goal, Integration, Latency | S-F theory 5-mark |
| Merton — Dysfunctions | 1940 — goal displacement, trained incapacity, formalism | Critique of bureaucracy |
| Gaus — Ecology Pioneer | 1947 — 7 environmental factors: people, place, technology, etc. | Ecological approach |
| Riggs — Ecology | Ecology of PA 1961; Agraria-Prismatic-Industria spectrum | Comparative PA 5/10-mark |
| Prismatic/Sala Model | Formalism, heterogeneity, poly-normativism | India as prismatic society |
| Katz & Kahn — Systems | Social Psychology of Organizations 1966 — open systems, feedback | Systems approach |