18004992 Is bureaucracy irrational? Reflect critically In sociological theories‚ bureaucracy denotes either a means of management‚ or a particular kind of organization. Such organizations tend to have homogenous characteristics‚ including regularized procedure‚ the existence of a discretionary budget‚ a tendency to expand their resources continuously and progressively‚ and impersonal relationships with much competition for political position within the organization. ’Bureau’‚ is a French word
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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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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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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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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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Topic 1: An Analysis to Weber “Ideal Type” Bureaucracy 1 Introduction Max Weber’s study of bureaucracy look for develops a historical and sociological account of the rise of modern organizations. (Linstead et al.2004 p130). He used an ideal type to analysis appear of the bureaucracy form of organization. The ideal type‚ according to Weber‚ is a tool used to identify the characteristics of social phenomena such as bureaucracies. The ideal type is used by Weber to make a distinction from other forms
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University. Having missed breakfast‚ I was really famished and decided to stop at a nearby restaurant called Leeds Buffet for lunch. In this essay I’ll write about what I saw at the restaurant‚ and support with a paper which highlights the importance of bureaucracy in a working environment. As soon as I entered the restaurant‚ I was welcomed by a member of staff who escorted me to a table and ensured I was comfortable. The whole place had dim yellow lights which bounced softly against the warmly coloured
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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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The federal bureaucracy as a component of the executive branch practices significant independence in implementing governmental policies and programs. Most laborers in the federal bureaucracy are civil-service employees who are composed under a merit system. The merit system is characterized as the procedure of advancing and procuring government workers by taking into account their capacity to perform an occupation‚ instead of on their political associations. This framework utilizes instructive and
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