The theoretical engagement with Management is a relatively new scientific field. In recent decades, there has been remarkable progress in exploring Management as a social phenomenon and a geographical spread of related study.

This new research on Management, which is the subject of this Introduction, has significant political and social implications. First, Administrative Science is of direct interest to public officials and employees. Furthermore, knowledge of Management contributes to a better understanding of the administrative reality itself by the general public.

Administrative Science also piques the interest of those who make political decisions and seek ways to improve the services they oversee. Finally, Administrative Science, as a distinct scientific field, identifies pathological behaviors in the administrative domain and is called upon to seek appropriate methods for addressing them.

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