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Keyword of the Day | Adhyaksha System Adhyakshas were specialised superintendents responsible for specific departments under the Kautilyan administrative system. Thinker of the Day | R.P. Kangle Work – The Kautiliya Arthashastra Kangle studied the text critically and examined its political, economic, legal and administrative institutions. Views Arthashastra as a systematic treatise Kangle treated the… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 26 – September – 2026

Keyword of the Day | Esprit de Corps Esprit de corps means the spirit of unity, loyalty, morale and collective commitment within an organisation. Fayol included esprit de corps among his 14 principles of management, arguing that managers should promote harmony and unity among employees. Thinker of the Day | Philip Selznick Work – TVA… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 24 – September – 2026

Thinker of the Day | Arturo Escobar Work – Encountering Development – The Making and Unmaking of the Third World Views Escobar argued that “development” is not simply an economic process. It is also a discourse that defines what counts as poverty, progress, modernity and backwardness. The Western industrial model cannot automatically be applied to… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 23 – September – 2026

Thinker of the Day | Michael Scriven Work – Evaluation Thesaurus Views Evaluation should not be restricted to the programme’s predetermined objectives. The evaluator should also identify unintended outcomes. Formative- conducted during implementation → improves the programme. Summative – conducted after implementation → assesses its overall merit and worth. A programme may be well implemented… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 22 – September – 2026

Thinker of the Day | James E. Kelley Jr. Contribution – Co-developed Critical Path Method (CPM) with Morgan R. Walker at DuPont in the late 1950s. Kelley and Walker introduced CPM to identify the sequence of activities that determines the minimum completion time of a project. The central concept A delay in a critical activity… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 21 – September – 2026

Thinker of the Day | Gunnar Myrdal Work – Asian Drama – An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations Views Myrdal described developing countries as “soft states” where laws, policies and plans are often well-designed but weakly implemented because of Administrative incapacity Corruption and favouritism Weak political discipline Social inequalities Poor enforcement of rules Lack… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 18 – September – 2026

THINKER OF THE DAY | CAROL H. WEISS Work – Evaluation Research: Methods for Assessing Program Effectiveness Views – Policy Evaluation as a systematic process of assessing policy effectiveness and outcomes. Policy evaluation should examine what a programme actually achieves, not merely whether it was implemented. Theory of Change – Understand the link between policy… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 17 – September – 2026

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