Graduate School‚ Gale Group Morrison‚ Kenneth Michels‚ Robert (1949) First Lectures in Political Sociology. Trans. Alfred De Grazia. University of Minnesota Press. Mises‚ Ludwig von (1944) Bureaucracy‚ Yale University Press Ritzer‚ G (1996)The McDonaldization of Society. Pine Forge Press‚ Thousand Oaks Weber‚ Max (1947) The Theory of Social and Economic Organization Weber‚ M. (1948). From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology‚ translated‚ edited and with an introduction by H. H. Gerth and C. W. Mills. London:
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consider that fraud could be occurring they need to start the investigation with the consideration of the opportunity‚ incentive‚ and rationalization. 31. It is not likely for fraud to occur if not all three of the elements of fraud are there. Without the opportunity and poor internal controls‚ fraud would be more difficult if not impossible to commit. Also‚ rationalization is crucial to committing fraud. If someone recognized the act of being unlawful and unethical and accepts the fact that they are
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can be motivated by a perceived opportunity to commit fraud and the ability to rationalize that what they are doing is not wrong. Their motivations are usually combined into the fraud triangle of perceived pressure‚ perceived opportunity‚ and rationalization. 3. The fraud triangle includes three elements that almost always must be present in order for someone to commit fraud: a perceived pressure‚ a perceived opportunity‚ and some way to rationalize the fraud as acceptable. The fraud triangle is
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It just as simple as believing that two bodies are numerically identical to know that it is the same person. Conversely‚ premise three challenges this belief. A rationalization for premise three is that it is possible to know that we are the same person without having to look at our bodies. We are aware of our personal identity even before we open our eyes. We do not have to wake up and look in the mirror just to make
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George Rizer is a distinguished sociologist‚ professor and writer who studies‚ globalization and its effects on society. He is well-known for his book on The Globalization of Nothing. Ritzier states the nature of globalization in terms of the consumption of goods and services. In this summary I will be discussing the different theories of Ritzer’s analysis‚ Something or Nothing‚ Globalization‚ Glocalization‚ Grobalization‚ Capitalism‚ Mcdonalization‚ and Americanization. Something or Nothing
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05-Volti-45440.qxd 11/12/2007 5 12:46 PM Page 79 Bureaucratic Organization A lthough modern societies are for the most part lacking in castes‚ guilds‚ and other socially embedded ways of recruiting‚ training‚ and organizing workers‚ personal connections and social networks are still highly relevant to many aspects of working life‚ especially in regard to the way jobs get filled‚ as will be noted in Chapter 7. In a parallel fashion‚ the rules and procedures governing the
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Basically‚ an organization is a group of people intentionally organized to accomplish an overall‚ common goal or set of goals. Business organizations can range in size from two people to tens of thousands. There are several important aspects to consider about the goal of the business organization. These features are explicit (deliberate and recognized) or implicit (operating unrecognized‚ "behind the scenes"). Ideally‚ these features are carefully considered and established‚ usually during the strategic
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Rhashequa Downs Prof. John Johnson SOC 110HA Journal Entry 3 Nonhuman Technologies This dialog will cover Ritzers discussion on Control: Human and Nonhuman Robots. Nonhuman technology is when a machine replaces a human employee‚ the control comes in when the companies try to control the customer actions by their response to the machine. The businesses try to predict an outcome because the machine is programmed to one task‚ therefore they will be able to predict how a customer will
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Constitutional Monarchy Vs. Representative Democracy Should England convert to a different government or stay as a Constitutional Monarchy? Every person believes in a type of government‚ some people believe in democracy‚ and some people republican government‚ and many people believe in many more types of government. What form of government do you believe in? Well‚ I postulate England should tolerate the Representative
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Rationalization of Failure Aesop’s short story "The Fox and the Grapes" tells of a fox failing to find a way to reach some grapes hanging high up on a vine. The story deals with the rationalization of the failure to attain a desired end. Rather than accept a personal failure by acknowledging our shortcomings or by unemotionally evaluating the circumstances that surrounded the failure‚ we rationalize and come up with an immediate excuse. We need to convince ourselves and everybody else who witnessed
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