Max Weber Principles of Bureucracy!

Boniphace Kichonge · 2018-01-17T21:30:28+00:00

Wadau wa JF Leo nimemkumbuka Max Weber Haya ni machache kati ya mengi aliyowahi fundisha. Weber wrote that the modern bureaucracy in both the public and private sector relies on the following principles. "First, it is based on the general principle of precisely defined and organized across-the-board competencies of the various offices. These competencies are underpinned by rules, laws, or administrative regulations."For Weber, this means A rigid division of labor is established that clearly identifies regular tasks and duties of the particular bureaucratic system. Regulations describes firmly established chains of command and the duties and capacity to coerce others to comply. Hiring people with particular, certified qualifications supports regular and continuous execution of the assigned duties. Weber notes that these three aspects "...constitute the essence of bureaucratic administration...in the public sector. In the private sector, these three aspects constitute the essence of a bureaucratic management of a private company. Main principles (characteristics): 1.Specialized roles 2.Recruitment based on merit (e.g., tested through open competition) 3.Uniform principles of placement, promotion, and transfer in an administrative system 4..Careerism with systematic salary structure 5.Hierarchy, responsibility and accountability 6.Subjection of official conduct to strict rules of discipline and control 7.Supremacy of abstract rules 8.Impersonal authority (e.g., office bearer does not bring the office with him) **Merits: As Weber noted, real bureaucracy is less optimal and effective than his ideal-type model. Each of Weber's principles can degenerate—and more so, when they are used to analyze the individual level in an organization. But, when implemented in a group setting in an organization, some form of efficiency and effectiveness can be achieved, especially with regard to better output. This is especially true when the Bureaucratic model emphasizes qualification (merits), specialization of job-scope (labour), hierarchy of power, rules and discipline. **Demerits: However, competencies, efficiency and effectiveness can be unclear and contradictory, especially when dealing with oversimplified matters. In a dehumanized bureaucracy, inflexible in distributing the job-scope, with every worker having to specialize from day one without rotating tasks for fear of decreasing output, tasks are often routine and can contribute to boredom. Thus, employees can sometimes feel that they are not part of the organization's work vision and missions. Consequently, they do not have any sense of belonging in the long term. Furthermore, this type of organization tends to invite exploitation and underestimate the potential of the employees, as creativity of the workers is brushed aside in favour of strict adherence to rules, regulations and procedures. Karibuni kwa michango

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Start date Jan 18, 2018

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