Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements is connected with the managerial view of administration?

  1. Every particular application of law is an act of administration.

  2. Public Administration is directed by the chief executive as the General Manager.

  3. Administration is not doing things, but getting things done.

  4. Public Administration is concerned with the ends of the state.
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Explanation

The managerial view of administration focuses on the techniques and processes of management, famously summarized as 'getting things done.' This view, supported by scholars like Luther Gulick, emphasizes the 'how' of administration over the 'what' or the specific legal content.

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