BS1529 PEOPLE in ORGANISATIONS Assignment Topic 2010/11 “To what extent is Taylor’s theory of scientific management still useful for managers today?” Submission Guidelines Word limit: 1‚500 words (10% variation either way accepted) Submission deadline: Monday 13th December 2010 before 10am Submission procedure: • Please submit your assignment in person in hard-copy (do not email your assignment) to the post-box in P28‚ the Undergraduate Enquiries office‚ on the ground floor
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Scientific management theory and the human relations school theory are both theories developed in the 20th century as a means of increasing proficiency and effectiveness as well as profits and outputs in organisations. While the two theories have two different approaches to reaching organisational goals‚ both theories to an extent aim towards similar goals. Scientific Management was developed by Frederick Taylor as a means of replacing old ‘rule of thumb’ methods with scientific methods for best
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The Federal Bureaucracy hires thousands of employees to complete specific goals. Those employed attempt to achieve these goals proficiently‚ however their goals and procedures are part of a continual struggle for power; which inevitably leads to ineffective behavior known as red tape (Pearson Education). Many have attempted to change the way the federal bureaucracy does business in order to help improve the services provided to the public. The federal bureaucracy falls into many categories
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Diana Carter Sociology 201 Bureaucracy and its Characteristics According to the Webster’s dictionary bureaucracy is a complex structure of office‚ tasks‚ and rules in which employees have specific responsibilities and work within a hierarchy of authority. Bureaucracy is all around us. Bureaucracies are found in our government‚ corporations‚ schools‚ and the everyday workforce in general. All bureaucrats answer to the chain of command that keeps responsibilities and assignments in order to
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SOC 102 April 5‚ 2013 Bureaucracy Essay According to dictionary.com‚ bureaucracy in sociology is defined as‚ “A formal organization marked by a clear hierarchy of authority‚ the existence of written rules of procedure‚ staffed by full-time salaried officials‚ and striving for the efficient attainment of organizational goals.” When people think of a bureaucracy‚ they think of the government. However‚ there are bureaucracies all over the place in many different businesses and organizations. One
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Cons of Bureaucracy: One of the major weaknesses of bureaucracy is that it would eliminate the autonomy that the workers are used to having by standardizing work procedures‚ and by adopting clearly defined rules that instruct that them on how to work in every possible situation. This ‘standardization’ leads to the formation of routine tasks‚ which may eventually lead to the creation of a dissatisfied work force due to low levels of job-enrichment and self-actualization being achieved from completing
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How Scientific Management Influenced Management Thinking Butler (1991‚ pp. 23) believes “ Many of Taylor’s ideas‚ concepts‚ and rules seem even more appropriate today than at the time he promulgated them. Furthermore‚ today’s technology and developments enable a more effective implementation.” The four principles of scientific management according to Butler (1991‚ pp.24) are as follows: Scientific development of the best work methods through observation‚ measurement and analysis – replacing
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Bureaucracy and you October 23‚ 2011 POS/110 Mary Ann Koehler Axia College The federal bureaucracy is the United States (U.S.) largest employer. They have millions of employees that literally help run the country we all know as home. Their jobs range from postal services‚ public broadcasting‚ and to being in control of student loans. The federal bureaucracy plays such a significant role in our everyday lives that sometimes we do not even
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official acts or duties. Zambia’s state of bureaucracy battles with the affect effect of colonialism. This therefore has undermined and reduced the efficacy of the bureaucracy. This can be seen in areas such as education‚ managerial styles‚ organizational structure‚ and sociocultural environment. As a result‚ of the after effect of the colonial government which strongly ruled Zambia‚ administrative discretion which is an important attribute in any bureaucracy has been severely lacking. South Africa
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Bureaucracy Paper In my life I have been a part of a few bureaucracies‚ now that I have joined the Army. In my opinion‚ I am in one of the world’s largest bureaucracies. Although‚ I don’t always believe that America’s views are always in the best interest‚ or of the people of this country‚ I do have to follow them and respect them. The military is ruled by office as well as the country. In the military‚ there are a lot of formal and informal normalities. For example‚ wearing of certain
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