pyq/2013/public-administration-optional-i/2

(a) "New Public Management may have neither been the saviour its enthusiasts promised nor the devil its critics worried it would be." Discuss. (25 marks)

(b) "The design of the physical structure, the anatomy of the organization came first, and was indeed the principal consideration."

"An organization is a system of interrelated social behaviours of participants."

Analyse these statements and evaluate the contributions of the respective approaches to administration theory. (25 marks)