POLS 2250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Bureaucracy, Scientific Management, Heredity

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2250
• Professor: Tim Mau

Document Summary

Investigate the basic structures that constitute the bureaucratic organization in government and their interactions with the other bodies in the political process. Examination of theories of organization, theories grapple with the challenge of offering clear and accurate descriptions of organizational forms. Put forward suggestions for enhancing the performance of organizations and ensuring that services are provided more fairly and efficiently. Above all, theories of organization offers us the framework for better explaining the behavior or operation of various structures that may arise in public administration. Chapter focuses on max weber and the feature of traditional bureaucratic organizations and thoughts about the place of bureaucracy in society and government. Hierarchical structure: unity of command, clear line of authority and each person only answers to 1 superior. Specialization of labor: people become more efficient when able to concentrate on a specific job. Employment and promotion based on merit: people not given positions based on favor (i. e. heredity, outright purchase, bribery, etc )