Introduction: Bureaucracy literally called ‘rule by officials’‚ which is an administrative machinery of the government. Accordance with the division of functions and positions‚ hierarchical management principles established system of administrative power. Bureaucratic systems were to be structured hierarchically‚ with those at the top having far greater power and discretion than those at the bottom. There are four structural concepts are central to any definition of bureaucracy: 1. A well-defined
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process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world.” George Ritzer is a sociologist that starting from the theory of Bureaucracy of Max Weber and passing through concepts like: Fordism‚ Taylorism‚ Sneakerization‚ Globalization or Americanization‚ makes a critical analysis of the impact that McDonaldization has on every aspect of the society. Ritzer highlights four mains dimensions that
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Chapter 1: Introduction to McDonaldization What is McDonaldization? McDonaldization: The process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world What do we mean by the spatial‚ temporal‚ and vertical expansion of McDonaldization? Spatial expansion: franchises are growing rapidly; international success; other nations have developed their own variants on the McDonald’s chain McDonald’s long
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Janice Gross Stein’s “The Cult of Efficiency‚” read at a CBC Massey Lecture in 2001‚ attempts to define the concept of efficiency and how it has impacted our society in the past and present. Stein effectively applies this concept to many different sectors of our culture through examples and analysis of how it is delivered. Her thesis summarizes the overall ideas of her article‚ however it was not easily found in her introduction as it was not stated until the end of the fifth paragraph. The full
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References: A discussion of Environmental Changes Affect the Organisations‚ Studymode.co‚ March 2011‚ date viewed 27th May 2013 http://www.studymode.com/essays/A-Discussion-Of-Environmental-Changes-Affect- 644003.html Busting Bureaucracy‚ Max Weber – Six Major Principles‚ vision publication‚ 2013‚ Date viewed 25th May 2013 http://www.bustingbureaucracy.com/excerpts/weber.htm Mind Tools Ltd‚ UK‚ 2013‚ Date viewed 21th May 2013 http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_CON.htm Silver Surgical
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and informal networks that connect organizational actors to one another through flows of information and patterns of cooperation. Wikipedia. (2008) sociological concepts. Retrieved March 13‚ 2008‚ from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureaucracy. Max Weber (1913/1947) viewed bureaucracies as such a powerful form of social organization that he predicted they would come to dominate social life. He called this process “The Rationalization of Society”‚ meaning that bureaucracies‚ with their rules‚ regulations
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ask questions of me‚ which was probably a good thing because I would have no additional information for them anyway‚ thus saving their frustration. Through this exercise I was distinctly able to see the components of bureaucracy as laid out by Max Weber. Division of Labor was represented by the main roles of Manager‚ Runner‚ Looker‚ Quality Control‚ and Builder. Each had a distinct task that did not overlap and had specific outcomes. Hierarchy of Authority was made clear by the flow of communication
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occupation‚ how much money they make or have in their bank account. Some even base it on the number of letters that appear at the end of their name. James Henslin (2010) in his book Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach‚ credits the Sociologist Max Weber for saying “Social class has three components property‚ power and prestige” (p. 238). Media‚ our environment and peers push these components upon us on a daily basis. Phrases like “he made it”‚ “I have to keep up with the Joneses” or “living the American
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organization‚ such as the safety‚ stability and the coherence‚ but also derived from the same advantages‚ disadvantages are pointed out such as rigidity‚ lack of motivation and resulting cumbersome administration. Its origin is based on the statements of Max Weber‚ the German sociologist late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Social institutions have many aspects similar to the aspects that make a criminal organization. One of these is the political aspect that can be adapted
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The original rationality principle was founded by sociologist Max Weber. He used bureaucracies as the model of rationalization‚ that is because they have a hierarchy of authority‚ a clear division of labor‚ explicit rules‚ and impersonality. George Ritzer‚ a sociologist‚ found a new model for the rationality principle later in the 20th century. Ritzer found a better way to model rationalization by looking at the fast food industry. Ritzer saw that fast food restaurants had efficiency‚ predictability
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