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Bureaucracy by
Max Weber
Perspectives on
Public
Administration
~~Rishit Chaudhary
1741
Max Weber
M� Weber (1864-1920) wa� � Germa�
sociologis�, phil�opher, an� politica�
economis� wh� i� widel� regarde� a� on�
of th� founder� of moder� sociolog�. H�
i� bes� know� for hi� wor� o�
bureaucrac�, socia� stratificatio�, an� t��
sociolog� of religio�.
Bureaucracy
(•) Bureaucrac� i� � for� of governanc� tha� ha� bee�
use� i� variou� organ�ation�, includin� governmen�
institution�, corporation�, an� no�-profi� organ�ation�.
(•) �i� syste� of administratio� i� base� o� th�
principle� of hierarchica� organ�atio�, standard�atio� of
proce�ure�, an� forma� rule�.
Max Weber's
theory
�� concep� of bureaucrac� wa� introduce�
b� M� Weber, � Germa� sociologis�, i� hi�
boo�, "Econom� an� Societ�" i� 1922. I� thi�
presentatio�, w� wil� discus� th� ke�
concept� of Weber'� bureaucrac� an� it�
implication� for moder� organ�ation�.
Key
concepts of
Weber's
Bureaucracy
(•)Rationa�-lega� Authorit�
(•)Hierarch�
(•)Special�atio�
(•)Forma� Rule� an� Procedure�
(•)Impersonalit�
Rational-legal
Authority
(•) Weber believe� tha� bureaucrac� i�
base� o� rationa�-lega� authorit�.
(•) �i� mean� tha� authorit� i� base� o�
� se� of rule� an� regulation� tha� ar�
applie� uniforml� t� al� individual� withi�
th� organ�atio�.
(•) I� � bureaucrati� syste�, individual�
wh� hol� p�ition� of authorit� d� s�
becaus� the� hav� bee� appointe� base�
o� their qualification� an� �pertis�,
rather tha� their persona� conn�ction� or
socia� statu�.
Hierarchy
(•) Another ke� concep� of Weber'�
bureaucrac� i� th� concep� of
hierarch�.
(•) I� � bureaucrati� syste�,
individual� ar� organ�e� i� �
hierarchica� structur�, wit� eac�
leve� of th� hierarch� havin� �
specifi� se� of responsibilitie� an�
dutie�.
(•) �i� ensure� tha� ther� i� �
clear chai� of comman�, an�
individual� know wh� the� repor� t�
an� wh� the� ar� responsibl� for.
Specialization
(•) Weber als� believe� tha�
bureaucrac� i� character�e� b�
special�atio�.
(•) �i� mean� tha� individual�
withi� th� organ�atio� ar� traine�
an� skille� i� specifi� area� of
�pertis�, an� their role� an�
responsibilitie� ar� clearl�
define�.
(•) �i� ensure� tha� task� ar�
performe� efficientl� an�
effectivel�, an� ther� i� n� overlap
or duplicatio� of effort�.
Formal Rules
and
Procedures
(•) A ke� featur� of Weber'�
bureaucrac� i� th� us� of forma� rule�
an� procedure�.
(•) �i� mean� tha� ther� ar� clear
guideline� for how task� shoul� b�
performe�, an� individual� withi� th�
organ�atio� ar� �pecte� t� follow
thes� rule� an� procedure�.
(•) �i� ensure� tha� task� ar�
performe� i� � consisten� an�
standard�e� manner, an� ther� i� littl�
roo� for persona� preference� or
biase�.
Impersonality
(•) �nall�, Weber believe� tha�
bureaucrac� i� character�e� b�
impersonalit�.
(•) �i� mean� tha� individual� withi�
th� organ�atio� ar� �pecte� t�
behav� i� � professiona� an�
objectiv� manner, an� persona�
feeling� an� emotion� shoul� no�
influenc� their decisio�-makin�.
(•) �i� ensure� tha� decision� ar�
mad� base� o� rationa� an� objectiv�
criteri�, rather tha� persona� biase�
or preference�.
Implications of Weber's
Bureaucracy for Modern
Organizations
(•) Efficienc� an� Effectivenes�
(•) Standard�atio�
(•) Resistanc� t� Chang�
(•) Lac� of Fl�ibilit�
Efficiency and
Effectiveness
(•) O�� �f ��� ���� ��v������� �f � b�r����r���� ������
i� tha� i� ca� b� highl� efficien� an� effectiv�.
(•) B� ��v��� ����r r���� ��� pr�����r��, ����� ��� b�
p�rf�r��� q������ ��� ����r�����, ��� ���r� �� ������ r���
for error or duplicatio� of effort�.
(•) T��� �� p�r������r�� ��p�r���� f�r �r����z������ ����
���� �� pr����� ����� �r ��rv���� q������ ��� �� � ����
leve� of qualit�.
Standardization
(•) A�����r ��v������ �f W�b�r'� b�r����r��� �� ���� ��
promote� standard�atio�.
(•) B� ��v��� � ����r ��� �f r���� ��� pr�����r��, �����
��� b� p�rf�r��� ������������ ��r��� ��� �r����z�����,
regardles� of wh� i� performin� the�.
(•) T��� ����r�� ���� �������r� �r ������� r����v� �
���������� ��v�� �f ��rv��� �r pr�����, w���� ��� ���p ��
buil� trus� an� loyalt�.
Resistance to
Change
(•) H�w�v�r, ��� �f ��� ���� �r�������� �f W�b�r'�
bureaucrac� i� tha� i� ca� b� resistan� t� chang�.
(•) B������ ��� ������ �� b���� �� r���� r���� ���
pr�����r��, �� ��� b� ��ff����� �� ���r����� ��w �����
or innovation�.
(•) T��� ��� ���� �� ��ff����� f�r �r����z������ ��
���p� �� �������� ��r��� ���������� �r �������r
preference�.
Lack of
Flexibility
(•) A�����r �����v������ �f W�b�r'� b�r����r��� ��
tha� i� ca� lac� fl�ibilit�.
(•) B������ ����� �r� p�rf�r��� ����r���� �� �
��r��� ��� �f r���� ��� pr�����r��, ���r� ��� b� ������
r��� f�r ����v������ �� ���� ��������� �r ����
initiativ�.
(•) T��� ��� r����� �� � ���� �f �r����v��� �r ����v�����
w����� ��� �r����z�����, w���� ��� ����� ��� �b����� ��
respon� t� new challenge� or opportunitie�.
Conclusion
(•) I� ����������, M�� W�b�r'� ����r�b������ �� ���
f���� �f ��������� ��v� ��� � ������� ��p��� �� ���
w�� w� ����r����� ����r� �r����z������, ������
stratificatio�, an� th� rol� of religio� i� societ�.
(•) H�� �����p� �f b�r����r���, �� p�r������r, ���
bee� widel� studie� an� applie� i� variou� field�.
(•)W���� ��� ����� ��v� b��� ��b���� �� �r�������,
W�b�r'� w�r� ��������� �� b� �� ��p�r����
f��������� f�r ������p�r�r� ������ r����r�� ���
theor�.
Thank
You ُ
Rishit Chaudhary
1741
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