SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Organizational Culture, The Takeaway
18 Oct 2016
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Application of the most ef cient means to acheive given goals and the often unintended, negative consequences of doing so. This is in contrast to substantive rationality and refers to values ad ethical norms. Analyze data for ways to be more ef cient. Social organizations have social and cultural principles aroud which everything is structured, ordered and catagoried. The formal structure of an organization (mission, values, principles and rules) can be different from the informal structure (practices in the organizational culture) Formal rationality concerns the justi cation for acheiving goals in the most ef cient way, regardless of potential unintended negative consequences. The four elements are ef ciency, quanti cation, predictability and control. Traits of bureacratic ef ciency include specialization, hierarchy, rules, technical competence, impersonality, written communicaitons and positive sanctions based on technical merit.
