1. Conceptual Background

2. Administrative
Return Journals and talk about how they will continue to be graded

3. Review Quotations about the capacity of work to make us unhappy
Work as a source of identity?
How do we describe ourselves
How does the type of work we do affect how we describe ourselves?

4. Today
The Organization of Work
Methods of payment and their impact

5. I. The Organization of Work
What are the sources of authority at work?
What does it mean to say authority at work is hierarchical?
Has authority at work always been hierarchical? Are there currently workplaces where it is not?
What factors make authority at work legitimate or illegitimate?

6. I. The Organization of Work
What does Weber mean by “Bureaucracy”
How does Weber feel about bureaucracy?
How does this contrast with the commonly used meaning of the word?

7. I. The Organization of Work
Are there non-bureaucratic ways to organize work and work places?
Would this work?
Why don’t we see it more often?

8. II. Methods of Payment and Their Impact
If you own a factory, what systems are available to pay the people who work for you?
Day work
Piece Rates
Salary
Others (be creative)

9. II. Other Methods of Payment
Profit sharing
Other forms of gain sharing (e.g. stock or bonuses)
Group piece rates

10. Next Time
Begin the New Workplace