Max Weber
Classical school of public administration includes scientific management and bureaucratic theory. Fayol (and Taylor) is representative of scientific management and top down approach. Weber is presenting bureaucratic theory - with his ideal types.
Scientific management theory uses scientific inquiry to make improvements to public administration. By questioning how problems can be solved, the scientific management theory allows positive changes to take place.
Woodrow Wilson is often credited as the author of the first textbook in public administration, "The Study of Administration," which was published in 1887. Wilson's work helped establish public administration as a field of study and laid the foundation for modern public administration theory and practice.
Classical
James J. Heaphey has written: 'Toward theory-building in comparative public administration' -- subject(s): Public administration 'How to survive in an organization'
Max Weber
Max Weber.
Bureaucratic workers
Bureaucratic workers
Public choice theory has had a significant impact on public administration by challenging traditional assumptions about public officials and decision-making processes. It emphasizes that individuals within government are self-interested and pursue their own goals, rather than always acting in the best interest of the public. This has led to a greater focus on accountability, transparency, and the use of economic incentives in public administration to align the interests of public officials with the goals of the public.
The leading proponent of the theory of bureaucratic rule was the German sociologist Max Weber, who argued that all large organizations tend toward the bureaucratic form.
A bureaucratic drift is a kind of theory that tells about the tendency of bureaucratic agencies to create new policy that comes from the original mandate. It produced legislation that come from elected officials.