Introduction The following case‚ Wichita Confronts Contamination‚ involves a vast polluted underground lake containing hazardous industrial waste. The site is located in the heart of the downtown‚ Wichita business district. The contamination was spreading about a foot a day and it was feared that water quality deterioration and serious health issues would result. The City Manager‚ Chris Cherches‚ is faced with the responsibility to draft a plan to resolve the crisis. The following
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Page |2 Bureaucracy A bureaucracy is a form of organization based on logic‚ order‚ and the legitimate use of formal authority. Bureaucracies are meant to be orderly‚ fair‚ and highly efficient. The Bureaucratic approach to management was developed around the start of twentieth century by an important writer‚ Max Weber‚ a German Sociologist. The bureaucratic approach depends on five principles that are; 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Specialization of work Formal Rules & Procedures Impersonality Well-defined
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was able to understand the nature and functionality of a bureaucracy. The definition of a bureaucracy is‚ “a type of formal organization‚ most often a governmental organization made up of non elected members‚ the constituent parts of which are integrated to accomplish a specific goal‚ task‚ or production outcome in the most efficient manner”(Larkin). There is a set of characteristics that makes a certain type of an organization‚ a bureaucracy. I was apart of the national sorority‚ Kappa Kappa Gamma
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Bureaucracy has many components and characteristics to it that both help and hurt it. The most obvious characteristic is the size of bureaucracy. The size of this organization both helps and hurts in the effectiveness of government. The reason bureaucracy is so big is the fact that there are so many jobs in the government and so many projects to complete and so many problems to take care of that groups of people must work on them each. This sounds great that all these people are doing these jobs
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gather data from individuals or households and there are reports that gather data from crimes committed and reported. It is important to understand that not all surveys and reports gather all the same information. Also‚ there are strengths and weaknesses to all the surveys and reports that are conducted‚ therefore‚ there is not one that is perfect. One report that is used measure crime is the Uniform Crime Report‚ also known as the UCR and it collects data annually under the title‚ “Crime in the
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Chapter 8 bureaucracy task specialization the Pendleton Act Regulations the Administrative Procedures Act one-fourth department Discretion the Treasury Department They must solicit public comments. running for elected office make changes in an agency’s annual budget proposals Interagency councils the Department of Defense adjudicating/engaging in quasi-judicial processes implementing public policies ensure opportunities for public participation in the rule-making process by nominating
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written documentation‚ standardization‚ and other bureaucratic mechanisms to standardize behavior and assess performance. Many organization as well as people view Bureaucracy as a threat to personal liberties‚ however Bureaucracy has helped many organizations bloom. Max Weber‚ a sociologist who studied Bureaucracy created dimensions of bureaucracy these dimensions include rules and procedures‚ specialization and division of labor‚ hierarchy of authority‚ technically qualified personnel‚ separate position
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One of my weaknesses is being a charismatic leader‚ most of the employees say that if I leave the insurance agency it would fall apart. Sometimes I feel as though I can do no wrong and I am to important to the agency to be let go. I need to cross train more‚ I am the only person in the agency that is an expert in manufacturing risks and the only person that is an expert in surety bonds. This puts the agency in a very volnerable situation and if I should be removed or leave the agency it would be
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Nature of Bureaucracy 2. The Size of the Bureaucracy 3. The Organization of the Federal Bureaucracy 4. Staffing the Bureaucracy 5. Modern Attempts at Bureaucratic Reform 6. Bureaucrats as Politicians and Policymakers 7. Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy Part II: Investigating: The Bureaucracy --Give a brief description of the each cabinet department (15) Part III: The Bureaucracy --Give a brief description of 10 independent executive agencies Bureaucracy Assignment
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Weak is most nearly defined as lacking strength‚ deficient in physical vigor‚ not able to sustain or exert much weight‚ pressure‚ or strain. In retrospect‚ strength is defined as capacity for exertion or endurance‚ power to resist force‚ an inherent asset. The two inform one another‚ without weakness strength is not tested and without strength weakness may cease to be defied. The trouble‚ however‚ is that two are so closely intertwined one can be mistaken for the other. To bring such a flaw in thought
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