into your neighbor’s home and do as you please but without proper authority‚ your display of power may make you a criminal. Both power and authority are closely associated and are sometimes interchangeable‚ though not always. According to Max Weber‚ a German sociologist who lived in the nineteenth century‚ there were three types of authority: Traditional Authority. This type of authority is held by the monarchy‚ Parents‚ teachers etc. Traditional authority relies on customs and beliefs
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Classical Theory Structure Introduction By way of illustration‚ in this document we will describe and explain the classical structural theory as presented by Max Weber. To highlight the advantages and disadvantages of this classical structure as used in a realistic modern organization we will apply this theroy as used today in our public police department. Classical Structural Theory In the classical structural theory a person is hired for their technical expertise rather than on
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Administrative Discretion NAME SCHOOL Should public administrators be restricted to only laid down rules in the discharge of their duties as espoused by Max Weber or should they have some amount of discretion? To me that is a very open question in regards to public administration and depending on the situation either administrators’ following guidelines is best or administrators following their best discretion can be the best for the situation at hand. So when answering this question I
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Thinking Sociologically From: Will Keenan Social Conflict Perspective Discussion Themes: Conflict: Positive & Negative Aspects Is society inherently‚ inevitably and universally ‘conflictual’? 1. When is conflict ever productive of social benefits? 2. Identify areas of social conflict that have wider ethical significance. Further Readings Follow-Up: Articles by: David F. Walsh Structure/Agency‚ pp. 8-33; Fran Tonkiss continuity/Change‚ pp. 34-48; and Don Slater
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large-scale administrative tasks by systematically coordinating the work of many individuals” (1974). However‚ he is not the first who define that concept. The characteristics of the concept bureaucracy were first systematically formulated by Max Weber who managed to see in the bureaucratic organisation a highly developed “division of labour”‚ where “every member has a specific task to fulfill‚ and all of the tasks are then coordinated to accomplish the purpose of the organisation”(Bureaucracy).
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Conflict perspective‚ and Interactionist perspective. These three views are the ones most widely used by sociologists‚ which altogether will approach and provide an introductory look at the discipline. Some iconic sociologists such as Emile Durkheim‚ Max Weber‚ Karl Marx‚ W.E.B. DuBois and many others are major contributors to sociology. Functionalist perspective emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability. The functionalist perspective sees stability and agreement
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QUESTION : ACCORDING TO MAX WEBER‚ LEGAL-RATIONAL AUTHORITY IS THE MOST RATIONAL TYPE OF AUTHORITY.DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER. In every society‚ whether pre-modern or modern‚ there has been a hierarchy of command of which everyone must adhere to. In order for this system to operate‚ there must be someone in charge. Since every human being is found in a group or an organization which may be a country‚ tribe‚ institution or a family‚ it is obvious that the
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Studying the Models of Public Administration MODELS OF COMPARITIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONINTRODUCTION Before going to the models‚ it is important to understand the different terminologies used in the subject: 1. APPROACH: An Approach is based primarily on one central concept. That is thought to be especially useful in studying basic features of public administration. Approaches are general in nature. 2. MODELS: Models can be considered as a refined and more specific version of approaches
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reason [that UPS surpassed the U.S. Postal Service] is the concept of bureaucracy”. According to Wilson (2004) bureaucracy was a theme which dominated organisation studies throughout the 1950’s and was the most common form of organisational design. Weber in Daft et al (2007‚ pg 31) defines the bureaucratic model as: “Labour is divided with clear definitions of authority and responsibility that are legitimized as official duties Positions are organized in a hierarchy of authority‚ with
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Ethnicity And Bureaucratic Corruption In Nigeria’s Public Service: Implications For National Development TABLE OF CONTENT Title Page Dedication Acknowledgement Preface Table of content Chapter One CHAPTER ONE Ethnicity Nigeria is the third most ethnically and linguistically diverse country in the world‚ after New Guinea and Indonesia1. This ethnolinguistic diversity has very significant implications in almost every area of the economy. It implies a major investment
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