The contribution of management schools of thought to the development of public administration’s principles

• Main Author: Kabiru, Salisu Ahmed
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/28017/1/INSORPAD%202020%20223%20230.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/28017/

Before the development of public administration as a discipline of its own, it was a sub-field or sub-set within political science. Management principles played a very vital role to the development of public administration as fields of study as well as a field of practice. Woodrow, and Taylor had contributed immensely to the development of management principles. Particularly, Taylor with his scientific principle has paved the way for the subsequent scholars in propounding management/administrative principles, ranging from human relation school, to management science, and finally new management technique These schools of thoughts have played a significant role in the development of public administration paradigm. This paper seeks to explore the contribution of management school of thought to the development of public administration as a field of studies and practice. The paper concludes that management school of thought have contributed immensely to the development of public administration as a field of study and practice.