Max Webers Model of Bureaucracy and the Values That...

Introduction In the opinion of Max Weber, government agencies should ideally be organized in accordance to the bureaucratic form. Indeed, in some quarters, the ideal-typical bureaucracy proposed by Weber is still regarded important to modern society. This text describes Max Webers model of bureaucracy. Also to be discussed are the values that bureaucracy jeopardizes in public administration. Max Webers Model of Bureaucracy Weber saw the traditional administrative system as being laden with defects or shortcomings. In his opinion, bureaucracy would help resolve some of these defects. An ideal typical bureaucracy for Weber as Pennington (2009) points out has a very definite organizational form which is adopted owing to its efficiency-enhancing properties. According to Pennington (2009), Webers ideal type bureaucracy is made up of ten features. I briefly examine each of these features/characteristics below. To begin with, the position or post occupied by an official should be his/her main or sole occupation. Secondly, a clear structure should provide for promotion on the basis of merit and/or seniority. Promotion in this case is however dependent on the superiors judgment. Third, the official must not appropriate his/her position as he/she is not deemed to own the office in his or her personal capacity. Next, the official should be subject to, and hence must abide by the of fices conduct and disciplinary system. Fifth, in the course of executing the dutiesShow MoreRelatedBureaucracy and the Church of God1906 Words   |  8 PagesMax Weber, German sociologist, social theorist, and economist, explicated the theory of bureaucracy in which he details the monocratic bureaucracy â€Å"as an ideal form that maximized rationality† (Bolman Deal, 2008, p. 48). He provided his most complete exposition of theory in his 1922 tome Economy and Society (Casey, 2004). This classic form of bureaucracy is characterized by the following (a) well-defined official functions; (b) specialization of function; (c) clearly defined hierarchy of offices;Read MoreThe Classical Theory of Organisation and Its Relevance4143 Words   |  17 Pagesrelations. The classical theory of organization suffers superficiality, over simplification and lack of realism in terms of problems faced by competitive organizations. Taylor and theorists of scientific management over rated scie ntific methodology as a value free integrating force that could bring about total managerial revolution. However the present forces of organizational change facing open ended competitive challenges are not prepared to accepts the principles of scientific management. OrganizationsRead MoreSolution Manual CH 1 Management A Practical Introduction 6th Edition8886 Words   |  36 Pagesmake it more collaborative. However, in 2011, they abandoned the council-based structure, saying that it actually slowed down decision-making. Now Cisco has just 3 management councils. Your Call: If the system of 48 management councils added bureaucracy and diluted managerial authority and accountability, what type of organization structure would help Cisco act quicker and more flexibly? Do you think studying management theory could help you answer this question? (Box in text on p. 41) ____Read MoreLibrary Management204752 Words   |  820 Pages/ Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran. — 7th ed. p. cm. — (Library and information science text series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–1–59158–408–7 (alk. paper) ISBN 978–1–59158–406–3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Library administration—United States. 2. Information services— United States—Management. I. Moran, Barbara B. II. Title. Z678.S799 2007 025.1—dc22 2007007922 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright  © 2007 by Robert D. Stueart and Barbara