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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Predictability and control are major discussion points in Ritzer’s The McDonaldization of Society. These are points that have both pros and cons in regards to “irrationality of rationality” as evidenced in both the health care system and the health care debate in the United States. The “irrationality of rationality” can be described as the downside to something that is seemingly perfect‚ or seemingly rational. We must look at McDonaldization as both enabling and constraining (Giddens). The healthcare issue
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rationalization of society refers to a transformation in people’s thinking and behavior over the past 150 years‚ shifting the focus from personal relationships to efficiency and results. Karl Marx attributed this transformation to capitalism‚ while Max Weber‚ who disagreed with Marx‚ related it to Protestant theology. As a result of rationality‚ formal organizations‚ secondary groups designed to achieve specific objectives‚ have become a central feature of contemporary society. With industrialization
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in all situations to achieve efficiency and organization’s goals. Scientific management and bureaucratic theory were one of the several components of the classical school of organization. Important pioneers among them are Frederick Taylor and Max Weber. The classical theories have been contested of little relevance to work and organization today simply because today’s organizations have moved from industrial revolution to the information age due to the fast-paced change in technology (Toffler‚ 1984)
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1. Distinguish between primary groups and secondary groups. Provide examples of primary and secondary groups to which you belong. Primary groups display a personal orientation‚ people in secondary groups have a goal orientation. Primary group members define each other according to who they are in terms of family or personal qualities‚ but people in secondary groups look to one another for what they are. Some examples would include living in a suburb area. People including myself tend to interact
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The fourth concept is control. We become more dependent on the very things that McDonaldization creates because we are in less control while computers are in more control. The companies control the wages they pay to each of their employees. There is a huge wage gap among males and females. Currently‚ the pay for women is approximately 79% less than what men are paid for performing the same job or holding the same position. The gap is even worse for women of color. Since the 1970’s‚ the vast
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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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Mechanistic and bureaucratic organisations will probably struggle to encourage organisational learning. Critically evaluate this statement in relation to the Mechanistic and Learning perspectives. To evaluate this statement we first need to define what the mechanistic and learning approach is. Then define exactly what organisational learning is and what impact the characteristics of the mechanistic approach will have on it. The two approaches involve theories and models about the adaptability
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Karl Marx and Max Weber Andy Moss Introduction Karl Marx and Max Weber are two important names when thinking of sociological theory. Both men had strong views about our society. Weber’s approach to studying social life will be looked at. Then‚ Weber’s study of rationalization will be the main point of interest. His theory of rationalization showed us why people acted as they did. As with Weber‚ Marx’s approach to studying social life will be examined. Next‚ his theory of the capitalist mode of
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The critical examination of traditional theories of bureaucracy and their applications to modern day organisations. By David Martin – N0385354 Word Count: 2651 The notion of a bureaucracy was first explored by the German scholar Max Weber‚ whose work in the areas of politics and sociology led him to great conclusions‚ such as his theory of rationalisation and its ever increasing nature of this in Western culture‚ as well as his notion of authority and the famous ‘Iron Cage’ metaphor. As time
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