SOCA01H3 Lecture : Mackinon Lecture V
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Small scale traditional authority personal loyalty rule of thumb plus are adaptable if it works (quote) . Rationalization purposive-rational control of nature and society seek use rational calculation contant improvement seek best technique": the check list manifesto. Bureaucracy (from weber) division of labour hierarchy of authority rules & regulations qualification-based employment impersonality. Mcdonaldization of society - george ritzer efficient, calculable, predictable no surprises fast-track. Ambivalence to bureaucracy red tape (, ritualism www. notesolution. com. Rational choice models organizations set up to achieve goals select desired ends gather information select most efficient means: maximize cost benefits of actions. Sops standard operating procedures (cheats, nurses not checking when their suppose to: satisfying solutions. Departures from efficiency 2 goal conflict rational means---> . New tech increased productivity, reduced need for workers. organizations develop culture & norms independent of formal structure. Types of behaviour control: interpersonal & conventional means. What do they want? www. notesolution. com downshifting! (how to slow you down)
