SOCA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Solomon Asch, Undercover Brothers, Red Tape
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Weber: as most efficient type of 2ndary groups, When someone says bureaucracy: automatically assume bunch of clerks in court working, small cubicles, and endless trails of red tape" that create needless waste an dfrustrate the goals of clients. The idea that bureaucracies are efficient may be odd. He was comparing it with older organizational forms. That is basis of either rtraditional practice or charisma of leaders. And we must recognize weber through bureaucracies could operate properly in ideal case. Dehumanization: bureaucracies treat clients as standard cases and personel as cogs in giant machine. This treatment frustrates clients an dlower worker morale. Bureaucratic ritualism: involves bureacts becoming so preoccupied with rules that they make it difficult for the organization to fulfill its goals. Oligarchy: rule of the few, supposed for power to become increaisly concentrated hands of a few people at the top organization group. two factors bureaucratic ineffieciency : size and social structure.
