MHR 849 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Totalitarianism, Capital Accumulation, Money Supply
28 Jan 2015
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As given in the gypsum plant example, people were hired by an individual who trusted his gut instinct. People were able to take dynamite and building materials without any repercussion. Workers determined the pace of the work being done. Rational-legal bureaucracy is based on principles (rational in terms of management"s interests, not necessarily the workers), is backed by legal sanctions and exists in a legal framework. Found mostly well developed in the western world. Tries to eliminate extra organizational influences thus trying to make everyone work in the best possible result of the organization, and only organization. Only works where there is a stable environment with routine tasks, if a crisis was to happen it would not be ideal for this. Point out the anti-democratic practices of bureaucracy (pages 5 and 18). Employees do not own what they produce and must work for someone else.
