Sociology 2169 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Adhocracy, Job Enrichment, Oligarchy
8 Apr 2016
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A type of collectivity [deliberately] created to achieve some objective or objectives (jones, Have some type of hierarchy, some rank of authority. Have rules set in place and visible boundaries. Chain of command where things are passed down from top to bottom (pyramid) Organizational change & variability organizations that aren"t changing over time. Centre organizational values and policies around caring". Set reasonable goals and expectations and inform employees of goals. Helps process large numbers of people, goods and services to meet societal demands. Very rigid inability to deal with variability b/c of rigid adherence to rules. Woerks are given little creativity, autonomy or freedom. Organizations exercise power over clients, markets and society. Tendency for organizations to be ruled by the few regardless of democracy. Tendency for an elite to rise and impose its will on the majority. The majority will always be ruled by the few. Workers and organizations are generally resistant to change.
