Multiple choice

The following quotation deals with the significance of administration: 'This is why there should be a science of administration which shall seek to straighten the paths of government, to make its business less unbusiness like to strengthen and purify its organisation and to crown its duties with dutifulness.' The above statement was made by:

  1. Frank Goodrow

  2. Herbert Simon

  3. Woodrow Wilson

  4. Dwight Waldo
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Explanation

This famous quote is from Woodrow Wilson's 1887 essay, 'The Study of Administration', which is often cited as the founding document of the field. Wilson argued for a science of administration to make government more efficient and 'business-like'. He sought to separate the 'business' of government from the 'politics' of government.

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