Which of the following is/are correct:

(A) Structural approach focuses on economy and efficiency.

(B) Human Relation approach deals with the relationship among the people working in organisation.

(C) Behavioural approach emphasises on the study of the development aspect of the administration.

(D) Political economy approach emphasises on the application of economic methods and models of political problem

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Political Investigators use approaches as tools to understand phenomena. 

Key Points

• Public administration approaches categories into three parts: 
  • Traditional or classical
  • Human relations movement or behavioural
  • Modern or Systemic
• The structural approach is also known as Traditional or classical. 
• The main goal of the classical approach is to enhance the organisational structure in order to bring about economy and efficiency.
• The human relations approach is also known as the New Classical approach. 
• It deals with the informal relationship between the workers and the organization. 
• The political economic approach deals with the application of economic methods and models to political problems. 

Thus, the correct answer from the options are A, B, and D Only. 

Additional Information

• The behavioural movement emerged in the field of public administration in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
• It examines public administration from the micro-level perspective of human behaviour and attitudes.