BUREAUCRACIES AND BEYOND

Modern Organizations

Nature of a Modern Organization

The Modern Organizational FormSince the mid-19th century, organizational development has been characterized by both a dramatic increase in scope, and a rationalization of decision-making process.

Bureaucratization and WeberWeber (1964) famously described this process as

the advent of the modern bureaucracy.

Nature of a Modern Organization

Weberian BureaucratizationWeber defined a Bureaucracy as an “administrative

organ” characterized by “continuous organization…[with] a specified sphere of competence…and a clearly defined hierarchy of offices” (330, 333).

Specifically, Bureaucracy defined by:

1) Centralized Organization2) A Clear Division of Labor3) A Professionalized Managerial Hierarchy

Nature of a Modern Organization

The Social and Economic Implications of Bureaucratization

Bureaucratization had a profound and lasting effect on all forms of social organization.

Stages of Transformation: Bureaucratization occurred in several stages

1) Economic: Rise of the Corporation2) Government: National Security State3) Politics: Parties, Social Movements, Interest

Groups

Corporate Bureaucracy: Rise of Mid. Man.

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Governmental Bureaucracy: DOD

US Dept. Of Defense

http://www.defenselink.mil/odam/omp/pubs/GuideBook/Pdf/DoD.PDF

Governmental Bureaucracy: DOJ

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Political Bureaucracy

Political Bureaucracy:There is often an relationship between either the complexity

of a political system or the type of government (more or less open (democratic) or repressive) and the need for organizational bureaucratization.

Complex Systems: US Political Campaigns

Repressive Systems: Fuse Political and MilitaryVietnam WarNorthern IrelandFrench-Algeria

Political Bureaucracy: Political Campaign

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Political Bureaucracy: SNCC

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Political Bureaucracy: Communist Insurgency

Vietcong insurgency. US Army, Command and General Staff Collegehttp://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cgiin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p4013coll2&CISOPTR=386&filename=387.pdf

Political Bureaucracy: IRA

Vietcong insurgency. US Army, Command and General Staff Collegehttp://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cgiin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p4013coll2&CISOPTR=386&filename=387.pdf