NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
14-16 AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
MARCH/APRIL 2015 EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE: MGS712 CREDIT UNIT: 2
COURSE TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE THEORY
TIME ALLOWED: 2Hours
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Attempt question number one (1) and any other (2) questions.
- Question number 1 carries 30 marks, while the other questions carry 20 marks each.
- Present all your points in coherent and orderly manner.
1a). Define administration in the perspective of Henri Fayol and also management in the view of Richard Draft (1999)?
1b). List and explain four (4) similarities and four (4) dissimilarities between administration and
management.
1c). Briefly write on confirmation of appointment in the civil service.
2a). Explain the term “Bureaucracy”
2b). Briefly explain five (5) criticisms levied against bureaucracy?
2c). What is a theory? Mention four (4) distinctive school of administrative theory.
3). What are the three (3) major principles of administration? Explain each of them.
4). Explain the problems facing Local government administration
5). What is civil service? Mention and explain five (5) characteristics of it?
5). Explain at least ten (10) principles of administrative management.
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