Bureaucracy Essay 
SOC 102
April 5, 2013
Bureaucracy Essay According to dictionary.com, bureaucracy in sociology is defined as, “A formal organization marked by a clear hierarchy of authority, the existence of written rules of procedure, staffed by full-time salaried officials, and striving for the efficient attainment of organizational goals.” When people think of a bureaucracy, they think of the government. However, there are bureaucracies all over the place in many different businesses and organizations. One example that I can think of off the top of my head is a private school. In a typical bureaucratic system there is a board of people, and under them is the president, and under him/her are all the subcategory officials. Now the president has a board of people above him because putting all authority into one person can make a person a little headstrong and not able to do what is best for the school. The board is there to keep the president accountable and to make sure that what is being done is what is best for the school. The president has those people like the Vice Presidents under him/her that get assignments from the president who keep them accountable. Now there are people under each Vice President, who are in command of each category (categories like administration, academics, etc.) who receive assignments from the Vice Presidents and get them done. The Vice Presidents keep those people accountable for their work. By having all these different levels of authority there is a division of labor. Each authority has to divide the labor to make sure that it all is done smoothly and right. The president gives tasks to the vice presidents, the vice presidents give tasks to him subsidiaries, and then the process continues until the work is being done like it is planned. A bureaucracy is a system that works together and thrives off of each other. Each bureaucracy has a set of written rules that everyone in that bureaucratic system must adhere to. By having these rules,
April 5, 2013
Bureaucracy Essay According to dictionary.com, bureaucracy in sociology is defined as, “A formal organization marked by a clear hierarchy of authority, the existence of written rules of procedure, staffed by full-time salaried officials, and striving for the efficient attainment of organizational goals.” When people think of a bureaucracy, they think of the government. However, there are bureaucracies all over the place in many different businesses and organizations. One example that I can think of off the top of my head is a private school. In a typical bureaucratic system there is a board of people, and under them is the president, and under him/her are all the subcategory officials. Now the president has a board of people above him because putting all authority into one person can make a person a little headstrong and not able to do what is best for the school. The board is there to keep the president accountable and to make sure that what is being done is what is best for the school. The president has those people like the Vice Presidents under him/her that get assignments from the president who keep them accountable. Now there are people under each Vice President, who are in command of each category (categories like administration, academics, etc.) who receive assignments from the Vice Presidents and get them done. The Vice Presidents keep those people accountable for their work. By having all these different levels of authority there is a division of labor. Each authority has to divide the labor to make sure that it all is done smoothly and right. The president gives tasks to the vice presidents, the vice presidents give tasks to him subsidiaries, and then the process continues until the work is being done like it is planned. A bureaucracy is a system that works together and thrives off of each other. Each bureaucracy has a set of written rules that everyone in that bureaucratic system must adhere to. By having these rules,