References: Ritzer‚ George. The McDonaldization of Society. Pine Forge Press‚ 2000.
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Max Weber (1864-1920)‚ who was a German sociologist‚ proposed different characteristics found in effective bureaucracies that would effectively conduct decision-making‚ control resources‚ protect workers and accomplish organizational goals. Max Weber’s model of Bureaucracy is oftentimes described through a simple set of characteristics‚ which will be described in this article. Max Weber’s work was translated into English in the mid-forties of the twentieth century‚ and was oftentimes interpreted
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3. Depreciation percentage=$1‚640‚200/$15‚411‚620 = 10.64% New Fixed Assets=$15‚411‚620 + $30‚000‚000 = $45‚411‚620 $45‚411‚620*.1064 = $4‚831‚796 new depreciation Pro forma Income Statement Sales ($36‚599‚300*1.12) $40‚991‚216 Cost of Goods Sold ($26‚669‚496*1.12) 29‚869‚836 Other Expenses ($4‚641‚000*1.12) 5‚197‚920 Depreciation 4‚831‚796 EBIT 1‚091‚664 Interest 573‚200 Taxable Income 518‚464 Taxes
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The 1950’s-60’s70’s-80’s Miranda Moultrie Nixon Back Again The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial presidential election‚ held on Tuesday‚ November 5‚ 1968. Moon Shot On July 21‚ 1969‚ President Nixon spoke from the Oval Office to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin at the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Woodstock A village in New York state
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Katharine Weber’s article entitled "The factories of lost children" was a very interesting read. I am familiar with the triangle shirt factory fire but wasn’t aware of the fires that occurred in 1993 and 2000. This essay was very well written‚ it has a lot of detail and is a has vivid image‚ for example when she was describing the girls jumping from the building and plummeting to their deaths instead of staying and burning. It was very emotional and reminded me of the images of September 11th when
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"Objectivity" in Social Science and Social Policy‚ by Max Weber In this article Weber gives his understanding of the nature of the social sciences and methods of scientific research. The centre question under discussion is how to combine judgement about practical social policy and objectivity. Weber is debating over the validity of the value-judgements uttered by the critique. "In what sense‚ - asks he‚ - if the criterion of scientific knowledge is to be found in the "objective" validity of its
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Note: the following case is copyrighted and may be copied and used only by current users and owners of the textbook‚ BUSINESS ETHICS: CONCEPTS AND CASES by Manuel Velasquez. The Kaiser Aluminum plant in Gramercy‚ Louisiana‚ opened in 1958. From the beginning‚ the Kaiser Gramercy plant had relatively few black workers. By 1965‚ although 39 percent of the local work force was black‚ Kaiser had hired only 4.7 percent blacks. In 1970‚ a federal review of Kaiser employment practices at the Gramercy plant
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Introduction of Karl Marx and Max Weber Theories Karl Marx and Max Weber speak about capitalism and social class. They both agree that modern methods of organization have tremendously increased the effectiveness and efficiency of production. However they both have different concept of theories. Karl Marx speaks about Alienation and Critique of Capitalism .Marx argued that this alienation of human work is precisely the defining feature of capitalism. He regards alienation as product of the evolution
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McDonaldisation The term ‘McDonaldisation’ was coined by American sociologist George Ritzer in The McDonaldisation of Society (1993). In The McDonaldisation of Society Ritzer describes the process of McDonaldisation as “the principles of the fast-food restaurant […] coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world”‚ in other words society taking on the characteristics and principles of a fast-food restaurant – in this case the globally popular McDonald’s
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| Case Study Four | S&S Air International? | | | 5/7/2011 | The business world is highly competitive‚ changes quickly and is filled with risks and rewards. The international business world is no different! Things can change on the international stage in the time it takes to get a cup of tea! S&S Air has been in discussions with a dealer in Europe to sell the company’s model known as “The Eagle”. The dealer‚ Amalie Diefenbaker‚ has told S&S Air that she will pay the
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