ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Organizational structure refers to the way that an organization arranges people and jobs so that its work can be performed and its goals can be met. When a work group is very small and face-to-face communication is frequent‚ formal structure may be unnecessary‚ but in a larger organization decisions have to be made about the delegation of various tasks. Thus‚ procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. It is these decisions that determine
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social action theories‚ the main ones being symbolic interactionism‚ phenomenology and ethnomethodology. They are all based on the work of Max Weber‚ a sociologist‚ who acknowledged that structural factors can shape our behaviour but individuals do have reasons for their actions. He used this to explain why people behave in the way in which they do within society. Weber saw four types of actions which are commonly committed within society; rational‚ this includes logical plans which are used to achieve
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References: Allen‚ K.‚ 2004. Max Weber A Critical Introduction. Pluto Press‚ London. Arrington‚ E.‚ Puxty‚ A.‚ 1991. Accounting‚ interests and rationality: a communicative relation. Critical Perspectives on Accounting 2 (1)‚ 25–55. Bologh‚ R.W.‚ 1990. Love and Greatness: Max Weber and Masculine Thinking—A Feminist Inquiry. Unwin Hyman‚ London. Brignall‚ S.‚ Modell‚ S.‚ 2000. An institutional perspective
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This assignment will look at the model of McDonaldization and its links to Max Weber’s theory of bureaucracy. The advantages and disadvantages of the model will be identified and examples will be given of how these will affect an organisation. Effects of McDonaldization on society will also be considered. The extent to which McDonaldization provides a comprehensive metaphor for contemporary society will be determined from the evidence presented. The definition of McDonaldization is “The process
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Critical review of original text (1‚500 words)(50%) Due date: Thursday 26th March 2015. Choose any one of the key classical readings listed for the first four weeks of this module‚ and contained in the module reader (by Simmel‚ Marx‚ Durkheim or Weber). Your task is to: Write a critical review of the reading! Choosing a Reading to Review Simmel‚ G. (1950) ‘Metropolis and Mental Life’ in Simmel‚ G. The Sociology of Georg Simmel‚ edited by Wolff‚ K.H.‚ Glencoe‚ Illinois: The Free Press‚ pp.409-24
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Compare and contrast of the classical school of management and the human relations school of management The classical or traditional approach to management was generally concerned with the structure and the activities of formal organization. The utmost importance in the achievement of an effective organization were seen to be the issues such as the establishment of a hierarchy of authority‚ the division of work‚ and the span of control. The classical management focuses on the efficiency and
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(persuasive political rank or standing). Weber on Authority Max Weber in his sociological work has identified and distinguished three types of authority. Weber defined authority as the chance of commands being obeyed by a specifiable group of people. Legitimate authority is that which is recognized as legitimate and justified by both the ruler and the ruled. Weber divided legitimate authority into three types: The first type discussed by Weber is Rational-legal authority. It is that form
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INTI College Indonesia | Organization and Management | PT. Asuransi Jiwasraya | | Jessica Khou‚ Afifa Jindan‚ Jocelyn Halim | 3/8/2013 | Mr. Jonny Wiguna Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No. 34‚ Jakarta Pusat 10120‚ Indonesia 8 March 2013 Dear Mr. Jonny Wiguna‚ Presented to the commissary of this organization‚ this is a managerial report for the period of 2012-2013. As requested in a meeting conducted on February 2013‚ this is a report of the managerial status of this organization as observed
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Charisma is the term commonly used in the sociological and political science literature to describe leaders who by force of their personal abilities are capable of having profound and extraordinary effects on followers. These effects include commanding loyalty and devotion to the leader and of inspiring followers to accept and execute the will of the leader without hesitation or question or regard to ’one’s self interest. The term charisma‚ whose initial meaning was "gift"‚ is usually reserved for
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regard to its effects on others) long predates capitalism. Greed‚ Max Weber wrote in 1904‚ "exists and has existed among waiters‚ physicians‚ coachmen‚ artists‚ prostitutes‚ dishonest officials‚ soldiers‚ nobles‚ crusaders‚ gamblers‚ and beggars. One may say that it has been common to all sorts and conditions of men at all times and in all countries of the earth‚ wherever the objective possibility of it is or has been given." (6Max Weber‚ The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism‚ trans. Talcott
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