21/02/14 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: IT CAN BE ARGUED THAT THE BUREAUCRACY‚ AS A CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ITS INHERENT DESIGN PRINCIPLES‚ ENSURES THAT GOODS AND SERVICES ARE RATIONALLY PRODUCED‚ AND FAIRLY‚ EQUITABLY‚ CONTINOUSLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISTRIBUTED. DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO THE ZAMBIAN BUREAUCRACY. INTRODUCTION The modern state as we know it cannot exist without large bureaucratic agencies to implement its programs. Without bureaucracy‚ modern democratic governments cannot possibly fulfill
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by higher authorities in the organization to what should be done and what is expected of them to become that leads to them to lose their own identity. • With more reliance on sociological approach‚ Jackall modified Max Weber’s model of bureaucracy – he called it patrimonial bureaucracy. Employees become exceptionally loyal to their superior which then becomes personal rather than adherence due to level of hierarchy in the organization. • Norton identified three main flaws such as: o Excessive presentation
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Outline and assess Weberian explanations of ethnic inequality (40 marks) Classic sociologist Max Weber was strongly influenced by Marx’s ideas‚ but rejected the possibility of effective communism‚ arguing that it would require an even greater level of detrimental social control and bureaucratization than capitalist society. Weber developed the three-component theory of stratification and the concept of life chances. Weber supposed there were more class divisions than Marx suggested‚ taking different
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The Sound of Music is a very iconic piece of work from the stage to the big screen to the TV screen. It is very well known due to the success of the film adaptation. It has been credited as one of the most iconic movies surpassed only by Gone with the wind. The sound of music originally aired on Broadway on November 16‚ 1959‚ with music by Rodgers and lyrics by Hammerstein. And in 1965 the film musical adaptation starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer was released which would go on to receive
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managed Walt Disney is an organization and therefore is a secondary group. It is task oriented and the people who are associated with it have task oriented ties. The social structure involved in this company is bureaucracy (Cockerell‚ 2008). A German sociologist as well as political economist‚ Max Weber‚ came up with the bureaucratic theory. According to Weber this is the most efficient type of organization. This organization has well defined line of authority as well as clear rule that are strictly observed
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1. Explain Weber’s verstehende sociological method and its relationship to methodological individualism. “Probably the most famous aspect of Weber’s thought that reflects the idealist tradition is his emphasis on versehen (subjective understanding) as a method of gaining valid insight into the subjective meanings of social action” (Johnson‚ 1971:210). From this we gather that versehen was Weber’s way of understanding social action. For weber social action was an action which an individual undertakes
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Functionalism addresses society as a whole in terms of the function of its basic elements for example it’s norms‚ customs‚ traditions and institutions. This theory tends to ignore the disparities between the people in society‚ and all the inequalities. Max Weber (1864-1920) was a German sociologist who agreed with Marx that people often fight to protect their own interests‚ but he agreed with Durkheim that what people consider their interests often are determined by socialization and shared values. He
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directly related to the lecture topics: |TOPIC |RELEVANCE TO ASSIGNMENT | |1. Introduction to the Module |Bureaucracy as a dominant organizing principle | | |New Public Management | |
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believe this film had several focal points throughout. The link between education and crime‚ such as the example of 68% of all prisoners in Pennsylvania are high school dropouts. The fact that 33‚000 dollars a year is spent on a prisoner versus at max 9‚000 dollars a year on a student. Second would be that America is under educated ranking 25th in Math and 21st in science‚ despite No Child Left Behind. Third is that there are too many bad teachers and it is impossible to get rid of them in great
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2011 | Study Centre | Mumbai | Subject | Management Theory and Practice | CASE STUDY: 1 FW Taylor advocated scientific management and Max Weber advocated bureaucracy‚ with whom do you agree and why? Which is more relevant in today’s business world. ------------------------------------------------- INFERENCE FW Taylor and Max Weber have equally been significant contributors towards the theory of Management. However‚ Basis the study and research conducted on both the legends
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