Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Assortative Mating, Anthropomorphism, Evolutionary Game Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Max weber (sociologist) studied structure of organizations, 5 main characteristics of an ideal bureaucracy, regardless of goal of organization: division of labour people are trained to do specific tasks. Pro people are better at tasks, and increased efficiency. Con increase alienation in workers, separating them from other works, and they don"t see work from beginning to end. Also trained incapacity, where workers are so specialized lose touch with overall picture: hierarchy of organization each position is under supervision of higher authority. Con deprive people of voice in decision making, and shirk responsibility, especially in unethical tasks. Also allows them to hide mistakes: written rules and regulations. Pro clear expectations, uniform performance, equal treatment of all employees, and sense of unity/continuity to organization. Con stiffens creativity, and if too much structure discourage employees from taking initiative. Goal displacement (rules become more important than goals: impersonality how individuals and officials conduct activities in unbiased manner.