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BUREAUCRACIES AND BEYOND. Modern Organizations. Nature of a Modern Organization. The Modern Organizational Form Since the mid-19 th century, organizational development has been characterized by both a dramatic increase in scope , and a rationalization of decision-making process . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BUREAUCRACIES AND BEYOND
Modern Organizations
Nature of a Modern Organization
The Modern Organizational FormSince the mid-19th century, organizational development has been characterized by both a dramatic increase in scope, and a rationalization of decision-making process.
Bureaucratization and WeberWeber (1964) famously described this process as
the advent of the modern bureaucracy.
Nature of a Modern Organization
Weberian BureaucratizationWeber defined a Bureaucracy as an “administrative
organ” characterized by “continuous organization…[with] a specified sphere of competence…and a clearly defined hierarchy of offices” (330, 333).
Specifically, Bureaucracy defined by:
1) Centralized Organization2) A Clear Division of Labor3) A Professionalized Managerial Hierarchy
Nature of a Modern Organization
The Social and Economic Implications of Bureaucratization
Bureaucratization had a profound and lasting effect on all forms of social organization.
Stages of Transformation: Bureaucratization occurred in several stages
1) Economic: Rise of the Corporation2) Government: National Security State3) Politics: Parties, Social Movements, Interest
Groups
Corporate Bureaucracy: Rise of Mid. Man.
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Governmental Bureaucracy: DOD
US Dept. Of Defense
http://www.defenselink.mil/odam/omp/pubs/GuideBook/Pdf/DoD.PDF
Governmental Bureaucracy: DOJ
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Political Bureaucracy
Political Bureaucracy:There is often an relationship between either the complexity
of a political system or the type of government (more or less open (democratic) or repressive) and the need for organizational bureaucratization.
Complex Systems: US Political Campaigns
Repressive Systems: Fuse Political and MilitaryVietnam WarNorthern IrelandFrench-Algeria
Political Bureaucracy: Political Campaign
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Political Bureaucracy: SNCC
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Political Bureaucracy: Communist Insurgency
Vietcong insurgency. US Army, Command and General Staff Collegehttp://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cgiin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p4013coll2&CISOPTR=386&filename=387.pdf
Political Bureaucracy: IRA
Vietcong insurgency. US Army, Command and General Staff Collegehttp://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cgiin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p4013coll2&CISOPTR=386&filename=387.pdf