BUREAUCRACIES AND BEYOND Modern Organizations

Nature of a Modern Organization The Modern Organizational Form Since the mid-19 th century, organizational development has been characterized by both a dramatic increase in scope, and a rationalization of decision-making process. Bureaucratization and Weber Weber (1964) famously described this process as the advent of the modern bureaucracy.

Nature of a Modern Organization Weberian Bureaucratization Weber 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 Organization 2) A Clear Division of Labor 3) 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 Corporation 2) Government: National Security State 3) Politics: Parties, Social Movements, Interest Groups

Corporate Bureaucracy: Rise of Mid. Man.

Governmental Bureaucracy: DOD US Dept. Of Defense

Governmental Bureaucracy: DOJ faculty.ucc.edu/egh-damerow/dojorg.jpg

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 Military Vietnam War Northern Ireland French-Algeria

Political Bureaucracy: Political Campaign

Political Bureaucracy: SNCC

Political Bureaucracy: Communist Insurgency Vietcong insurgency. US Army, Command and General Staff College

Political Bureaucracy: IRA Vietcong insurgency. US Army, Command and General Staff College e=387.pdf