This document discusses bureaucracies and formal organizations. It notes that bureaucracies have clear levels, a division of labor, written rules and procedures, and impersonal relationships. Potential dysfunctions of bureaucracies include red tape, a lack of communication between units, and bureaucratic alienation. Voluntary associations can advance interests, offer identity, and help govern societies. However, they may also experience issues like high turnover, the problem of oligarchy where leaders grow distant, and an "iron law of oligarchy." The document also examines humanizing corporate culture and differences between U.S. and Japanese corporations.
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2. The idea that efficiency and practical results should dominate human affairs. Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 The Rationalization of Society
3. Prior - Traditional Orientation Past Best Guide for Present Protect Status Quo Bases on Personal Relationships Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Why Did Society Change?
4. Post - Industrialization- Capitalism Rationality - Most Efficient Going Forward Attention to Bottom Line Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Why Did Society Change?
8. Marx: Capitalism Broke Tradition Weber: Religion Broke Tradition The Two Views Today Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Why Did Society Change?
9. Secondary groups designed to achieve explicit objectives. Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 What Are Formal Organizations?
10. Characteristics of Bureaucracies Clear Levels Division of Labor Written Rules Written Communication and Records Impersonality & Replaceability Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy
12. Ideal vs. Real Bureaucracy Extent of Bureaucracy - A Matter of Degree Ideal vs. Actual Organizational Chart Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy
13. Red Tape - A Rule is a Rule Lack of Communication Between Units Bureaucratic Alienation Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Dysfunctions of Bureaucracies
14. Resisting Alienation The Alienated Bureaucrat Bureaucratic Incompetence Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Dysfunctions of Bureaucracies
15. Goal Displacement Perpetuation of Bureaucracies Social Significance of Bureaucracies Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Bureaucracies
16. Functions of Voluntary Associations Advance Particular Interests Offer People Identity Govern Nations and Maintain Social Order These Apply to All or Most Voluntary Associations Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Voluntary Associations
17. Functions of Voluntary Associations Mediate Between Government and Individuals Help Individuals Climb Occupational Ladder Bring People into Political Mainstream Pave Way for Social Change These Apply to Only Some Voluntary Associations Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Voluntary Associations
18. Shared Interests Motivations for Joining Differ Experience High Turnover The Problem of Oligarchy Leaders Grow Distant from Members Iron Law of Oligarchy Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Voluntary Associations
19. Self-Fulfilling Stereotypes and Promotions Stereotypes and the Iron Law of Oligarchy Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Working for the Corporation
20. Develop Rather than Impede Potential Access to Opportunities Distribute Power More Evenly Can Bureaucracies Adapt? What is the Cost of Change? Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Humanizing the Corporate Culture
21. Work Teams Corporate Day Care Employee Stock Ownership The Conflict Perspective Fads in the Workplace Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Humanizing the Corporate Culture
22. The Rise of the Microchip Surveillance in the Workplace Monitoring Computer Use Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 Technology and the Control of Workers
23. How They Differ Hiring and Promoting Teams Lifetime Security Almost Total Involvement Broad Training Decision-Making by Consensus Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 U.S. and Japanese Corporations
24. Myth vs. Reality Most Dont Find Lifelong Job Security Management by Consensus False Copyright 息 Allyn & Bacon 2008 U.S. and Japanese Corporations
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