BUS2019 – Understanding Work & Organisations Word Count - 1840 words Name - Jinit Dedhia Student Number -120252266 Different aspects of the concept of ‘rationality’ and how these are identified in different management theories Rationality in today’s world has become a significant facet of management in organizations. Rationality as a whole can be defined as the ability of being consistent with or based on logic (Rona-Tas, 2007). A more appropriate definition for rationality
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A bureaucracy is defined as a form of organisation that centres on precision, speed, reliability, and efficiency achieved through the creation of job specialisation, hierarchical structure and detailed rules and regulations. (Visitchaichan, n.d. p.5) Bureaucratic organisations have been around for a very long time. They began as primarily the structure for just a few political and religious organisations (e.g. the US Government and the Roman Catholic Church). But by the second half of the 19th century
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| 25.5 | 26 | Referencing and sources | Scholarly use of sources – No real use of sources to build a case; Cut and paste source material; may include irrelevant quotes that do not add value or make sense; Technical use of sources – poor or absent in-text referencing; insufficient sources of sufficient quality; no or inadequate list of references | Scholarship- Some attempt made to build case using sources, but essay relies on
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training on how to do the job. This also leads to low morale in foremen and they were less motivated to do the job. Job dissatisfaction also affects the productivity of employees which directly hinders the goals of the company. As it is mentioned in the case, the turnover rate was The Treadway Tire Company is increasing with time due to foemen leaving their job. The second source of the problem is the presence of informal structure. The main reason that leads to it is the poor
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assembling iPhones, iPads and other devices in contract manufacturers, such as Foxconn and Inventec often work in harsh conditions. Thus, a question has been arisen that whether Apple should be responsible for the actions of Foxconn. According to the case study, this essay will argue that Apple is partially accountable for the actions of Foxconn through analyzing the theory of organizational culture and organizational structure. Analysis of Apple’s influence on Foxconn in terms of organizational culture
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articles relating to aspects of contemporary organizational design 1) M Orlitzky, F L Schmidt & S L Payne, Corporate Social and Financial Performance: A Meta-Analysis, in Organization Studies, 2003; 24; 403-441 2) E J Walton, The Persistence of Bureaucracy – A Meta-Analysis of Weber’s Model of Bureaucratic Control, in Organization Studies, 2005; 26; 569-600 Organisational Design is concerned with constructing and changing an organisation’s structure to achieve the organisation’s goals. In order
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within the organization. The police, courts and parole, which are the criminal justice agencies, fit the description of being an organization. They consist of having a process of input, processing and outputs. This system desires to process and close cases that will stay closed within a hierarchy frame. They all have sets of written rules and specialized training within a hierarchy of authority that desires the bureaucratic structure to become efficient. These systems also have various divisions, each
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transformations because of the limited focused management. All this is presented in the case and is important information in order to understand what went wrong. They changed the structures within the organization, but did they choose the right ones to make the company come perform at it’s best? And was the cause of the issues the company struggled with a structural problem? All these questions will be discussed in this case study. Structural issues Mayne is facing Mayne was founded as a delivery
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Abstract: Professionalism and bureaucracy tend to be understood as incompatible systems of work organization, represented by the ideals of collegiality and autonomy versus control and supervision. I present a historical case study from early 20th century Norway examining the potential clash between efforts made toward professionalization and bureaucratization in industry. Based on my findings, I argue that there is neither an inherent conflict between professionalism and bureaucracy nor static national trajectories
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history, illegal immigrants have continually crossed the border into the United States. The branches of government involved in this situation is most likely all three of them. The judicial branch has no direct connection as of yet, but a court case can be seen in the future having to deal with this issue of illegal immigration. The executive and legislative branches are most directly involved by dealing with the creating of new legislation and executing it. The legislative branch has passed the
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