Public Administration is among the optional subjects for UPSC IAS Mains exam. It is a good optional subject for UPSC Civil Service Mains exam as the subject deals with governance and administrative theories. This article concentrates on briefly helping you understand the names of public administration scholars, a brief information on their background and an few important points on the important theories they were associated with.
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Public Administration Scholars – Introduction & Their Theories
The below table gives a list of 20 Scholars of Public Administration, a brief snippet on their background and important concepts they worked on.
| Name | Who | Important Concepts |
| Abraham Maslow 1908-1970 |
American Psychologist and Motivation Theorist |
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| Chester, I. Barnard
1886-1961 |
American Executive and Management Thinker |
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| Chris Argyris | American Behavioural Theorist and Management Writer |
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| Douglas McGregor 1906-1964 |
American Social Psychologist and Management Consultant |
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| Dwight Waldo
1913-2000 |
American Political scientist and “Defining figure” in public Administration |
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| Fred W. Riggs 1917-2008 |
Political Scientist and Administrative Model Builder |
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| Frederick Herzberg 1923-2000 |
American Psychologist and Management Consultant |
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| Frederick Winslow Taylor 1865-1915 |
Engineer, Inventor and Consultant |
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| George Elton Mayo 1880-1949 |
Australian social Psychologist |
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| Henri Fayol 1841 – 1925 |
French Administrative Theorist |
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| Herbert A. Simon 1908-1970 |
American Psychologist and motivation Theorist |
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| Karl Marx 1818-1883 |
German Revolutionary Philosopher and Political Economist |
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| Kautilya 350 – 283 B.C. |
Adviser to King Chandragupta Maurya and Ancient Indian Philosopher |
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| Luther Gulick 1892-1993 |
American Expert on Public Administration |
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| Mary Parker Follett 1868-1933 |
American Political Scientist, Social Worker and Management Consultant |
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| Max Weber 1864 – 1920 |
German Sociologist and Political Scientist |
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| Peter Drucker 1909-2005 |
American Management Thinker, Professor and Consultant |
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| Rensis Likert 1903 – 1981 |
American Organisational Psychologist and Educator |
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| Woodrow Wilson 1856-1924 |
Former President of America and Political Scientist |
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| Yehezkel Dror | Israeli Political Scientist and Pioneer in policy studies |
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The above details would help candidates prepare for UPSC 2023.
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