A STUDY ON WEBER’S THEORY OF ORGANIZATION AND BUREAUCRACY A Research Project Submitted to Institute of Law Nirma University For continuous evaluation in the subject of SOCIOLOGY [2BAL 305] Semester III [Academic Year 2012- 2013] UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Prof. (Dr.) Bankim Nongthombam Singh Institute of Law Nirma University RESEARCHER KRATI JOSHI
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specialized as manufacturers reduced discretion of workers in favor of control by their machines and supervisors. German sociologist Max Weber observed the parallels between the mechanization of industry and the proliferation of bureaucratic forms of organization. Bureaucratic form routinizes the process of administration exactly as the machine routinizes production. Bureaucracy- form of organization that emphasizes precision‚ speed‚ clarity‚ regularity‚ reliability‚ and efficiency achieved through
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Structural Functionalism stresses that society as whole‚ including the individuals‚ families‚ educational system‚ politics‚ and the economy come together to create a functioning society. But‚ if any one part of these social institutions experiences dysfunction then the whole society pays a price as if it were a domino effect. For example‚ if families fail to discipline their children‚ schools‚ churches and the courts must take up the slack. In the end‚ whether it is a positive or negative change‚ the
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presented as the main problems and were strongly criticised. The study revealed certain dysfunctions in the organization’s smooth running. The comments of the employees challenged the idea whether Facebook really is the best place to work at. According to Dr. Sullivan (2013) “the physical space encourages openness‚ collaboration and innovation” but his view can be also challenged as a mere ‘’utopian idea of post-bureaucratic precedents which comes into focus as potentially a set of prejudice and incompetence”
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Max Weber (1864-1920) Karl Emil Maximilian Weber (Max Weber) was born in Erfurt‚ Germany on April 21‚ 1864. Max Weber was one of the greatest sociologists of the twentieth century‚ a founding "father" of modern sociology; he was also a historian and a philosopher (Asiado‚ 2008). Weber deeply influenced social theory‚ social research and the study of society itself. His wide ranging contributions gave incentive to the birth of new disciplines such as economic sociology and public administration as
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CHRONOLOGY OF ORGANIZATION THEORY AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES APPROXIMATE YEAR | INDIVIDUAL OR ETHNIC GROUPS | MAJOR MANAGERIAL CONTRIBUTION | 5000 BC | Sumerians | Established written records for both government and commercial use | 4000-2000 BC | Egyptians | Recognized need for forecasting‚ planning‚ organizing‚ and controlling. Employed inventory practices‚ sales ledgers‚ taxes‚ developed bureaucracy for agriculture and construction‚ i.e‚ pyramids; employed full-time administrators. | 4000
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Devin Young Marx‚ Durkheim‚ and Weber: Understanding Modernity’s Implications on the Evolution of Labor The nature of modernity is grounded in the exploration of social change by Karl Marx‚ Emile Durkheim‚ and Max Weber. Each theorist discovered a distinct link between history and society‚ creating separate theories based on their unique situations in the face of the emerging modern‚ capitalistic world. Their concepts of Alienation‚ Anomie‚ and Rationalization find the division of labor a key component
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role of first employer of organized workers in the country. The generalisation of taxes‚ the ownership of public utilities transformed the state into an arbiter between individuals. But this rise of a welfare state pointed out in the same time its dysfunctions and its failures. Corruption and nepotism put into question the legitimacy of the state power and give a pejorative connotations to the word “politics”. Distribution of licenses‚ subsidies for the poor‚ control of the crime order are said to be
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hierarchies and the importance of roles and expectations in directing employee behaviour. It will also underline the distinction between formal and informal company structures and discuss different outcomes of bureaucratic structures. Finally it will examine the sustainability of bureaucratic-classical structures in large corporations and the reasons for their existence. In the early stages of industrialization‚ the need to plan and administer work was still at the level where it was hardly needed
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