According to introduction to Sociology 2e a bureaucracy is “Formal organizations characterized by a hierarchy authority, a clear division of labor, explicit rules and impersonality. “ Max Weber said that a bureaucracy normally would have four definite characteristics. Hierarchy of Authority, a clear division of labor, explicit rules, and impersonality. Some people say that companies like General Motors, Amazon, and Facebook are bureaucracies. Let’s explore this proposition.
I think that they are right when they say that these major companies are bureaucracies. First of all, bureaucracy makes sure things go as planned in an organized and efficient way. Facebook makes getting in touch with people easier than having to look in the phone book. …show more content…
First of all they all have a hierarchy of authority. Meaning they have different levels of employees that work there. For instance, in General Motors there are the people in the assembly line, who are the average workers, Most of the time this is where the majority of the company employees will be. Then there are the assembly line overseers, who watch over them to make sure the job is getting done properly. Overseers don’t have much power either, but more than the assembly liners. Above the overseers are the plant manager, they have the ability to fire people if things aren’t done right. Higher up there are district managers who are above overseers, and the head guy over all the plants in the world. He is the guy that gives authority to the ones over him to keep things moving smoothly. Even though the head guy is over all the people he has a set of explicit rules to keep him in place also. Which are” outlined recorded and standardized”. Even though the head guy has rules the people under him do as well. Explicit rules are the ones the government created to maintain order and to combat chaos. An example of this is when an employee comes to work he has to have his protective gear, id cards, clock in and be on time. If any of these rules are violated it could cost him his …show more content…
Everybody has a specific thing they do to maintain productivity. Since General Motors has an assembly line they have a person doing a certain thing as the car passes them. One person, will put the body of the car onto the frame, the one beside him will secure it with nuts and bolts and the next person will put on the tires. This process continues until the car is complete. Each day that same person comes into do that same “specialized” job. While one person screws the nuts and bolts on the tires they will become tired of their work and develop an impersonal relationship with their job.
Impersonal refers to “the removal of a person’s feelings from a personal profession” (Weber 1922).While most people talk and communicate at their job, an impersonal company or bureaucracy focuses more about how effectively and efficiently the job is done. This creates less room for turmoil or
I think that they are right when they say that these major companies are bureaucracies. First of all, bureaucracy makes sure things go as planned in an organized and efficient way. Facebook makes getting in touch with people easier than having to look in the phone book. …show more content…
First of all they all have a hierarchy of authority. Meaning they have different levels of employees that work there. For instance, in General Motors there are the people in the assembly line, who are the average workers, Most of the time this is where the majority of the company employees will be. Then there are the assembly line overseers, who watch over them to make sure the job is getting done properly. Overseers don’t have much power either, but more than the assembly liners. Above the overseers are the plant manager, they have the ability to fire people if things aren’t done right. Higher up there are district managers who are above overseers, and the head guy over all the plants in the world. He is the guy that gives authority to the ones over him to keep things moving smoothly. Even though the head guy is over all the people he has a set of explicit rules to keep him in place also. Which are” outlined recorded and standardized”. Even though the head guy has rules the people under him do as well. Explicit rules are the ones the government created to maintain order and to combat chaos. An example of this is when an employee comes to work he has to have his protective gear, id cards, clock in and be on time. If any of these rules are violated it could cost him his …show more content…
Everybody has a specific thing they do to maintain productivity. Since General Motors has an assembly line they have a person doing a certain thing as the car passes them. One person, will put the body of the car onto the frame, the one beside him will secure it with nuts and bolts and the next person will put on the tires. This process continues until the car is complete. Each day that same person comes into do that same “specialized” job. While one person screws the nuts and bolts on the tires they will become tired of their work and develop an impersonal relationship with their job.
Impersonal refers to “the removal of a person’s feelings from a personal profession” (Weber 1922).While most people talk and communicate at their job, an impersonal company or bureaucracy focuses more about how effectively and efficiently the job is done. This creates less room for turmoil or