Explanation

• POSDCORB is a classic acronym from Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick's 1937 work, Papers on the Science of Administration

POSDCORB Stands For

• Planning
• Organizing
• Staffing
• Directing
• Coordinating
• Reporting
• Budgeting

Explanation

• 28th President of the United States — Woodrow Wilson
• Widely known as the father of public administration
• 1887 essay: "The Study of Administration"
• Argued administration should be studied scientifically
• Advocated separating administration from politics

Explanation

Franz Boas is regarded as the Father of sociocultural anthropology.

• German-American anthropologist (1858–1942)
• Born: July 9, 1858, Minden, Prussia (Germany)
• Died: December 21, 1942 (aged 84), New York City, U.S.

Additional information 

• Anthropology is the scientific study of human beings.
• It covers all humans across time, including past, present, and future societies.

Explanation

• Woodrow Wilson is described as the Father of Public Administration.
• His famous essay “The Study of Administration” was published in 1887.

Additional information:

• Max Weber → Bureaucratic Theory
• Frederick Taylor → Scientific Management

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Explanation

• Ibn Sina was given the title “Al-Shaikh Al-Rais”,
• Meaning “The Chief of Scholars” or “The Master of Scholars.”
• Muslim physician, philosopher, and scientist.
• He is best known for his famous book Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine).

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