Category: Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief

KEYWORD OF THE DAY | PRISMATIC SOCIETY It is a transitional society where traditional and modern institutions coexist, often producing overlapping and contradictory administrative practices. for e.g. A modern bureaucracy functioning alongside traditional social networks and informal influence. THINKER OF THE DAY | AMITAI ETZIONI Work – The Active Society A Theory of Societal and… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 16 – September – 2026

Keyword of the Day | Administrative Morale It refers to the collective confidence, enthusiasm, commitment and psychological willingness of employees to perform organisational responsibilities effectively. High morale encourages initiative, cooperation and productivity; low morale produces absenteeism, resistance, indifference and poor service delivery. Thinker of the Day | David McClelland David McClelland explained motivation through learned… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 15 – September – 2026

Thinker of the Day | Harold D. Lasswell Harold D. Lasswell is widely regarded as the father of policy sciences because he developed an interdisciplinary and problem-oriented approach to public policy. Works – The Policy Orientation (1951) Views Lasswell viewed politics as the process through which society distributes Values, Resources, Privileges Opportunities This helps explain… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 14 – September – 2026

Pub Ad PYQ Vault | Day 43 | PYQ (2020) The discipline of Public Administration has evolved through a number of paradigms. Discuss the major paradigms of Public Administration and their relevance in the contemporary context. Keyword of the Day | Administrative Pluralism It refers to the coexistence of multiple actors, institutions, values and sources… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 11 – September – 2026

Thinker of the Day | Merilee S. Grindle Works – Politics and Policy Implementation in the Third World Views Policy Implementation is Political, Grindle challenged the idea that policy implementation is merely an administrative/technical exercise. Outcomes depend upon Policy Content + Implementation Context + Administrative Capacity + Political Interests Who benefits? Who bears costs? What… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 10 – September – 2026

Pub Ad PYQ Vault | Day 42 | PYQ (2020) “The advent of the New Public Management has brought about a paradigm shift in the role of government. Discuss.” Keyword of the Day | Administrative Slack It refers to the excess capacity, resources, time or personnel available within an organisation beyond its immediate operational requirements.… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 8 – September – 2026

Pub Ad PYQ Vault | Day 39 | PYQ (2025) Bureaucracy constitutes the imaginary state and is the spiritualism of the State. Explain. Thinker of the Day | William Wade Work – Administrative Law Views Administrative authorities must exercise power within the limits prescribed by law. Courts control administrative action through review of Illegality Irrationality… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 5 – September – 2026

Pub Ad PYQ Vault | Day 38 | PYQ (2014) “Accountability and control are the two faces of the same coin.” Discuss. Keyword of the Day | Representativeness It refers to the extent to which public institutions and their personnel reflect the diversity and interests of the society they govern. It moves administration beyond mere… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 4 – September – 2026

Pub Ad PYQ Vault | Day 37 | PYQ (2013) The New Public Management has brought about a paradigm shift in the role of government. Discuss. Thinker of the Day | Wolfgang Sachs Work: The Development Dictionary – A Guide to Knowledge as Power (1992) Views Development became a powerful discourse through which the Global… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 3 – September – 2026