Exam 7: Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations

The characteristics of bureaucracies that Max Weber identified are

A formal organization tends to develop into a(n)

With _____, preconceived ideas of what someone is like lead to the person's behaving in ways that match those ideas.

In terms of social order, voluntary associations

According to _____, members of an organization are promoted for their accomplishments until they reach their level of incompetence.

Communications in a bureaucracy are

_____ society refers to a widespread acceptance of rationality and social organizations that are built largely around this idea.

In a(n) _____, people voluntarily organize on the basis of some mutual interest.

In a traditional society, production is done by

When people use work computers for personal purposes, this is known as

Voluntary associations tend to

Bureaucracies have structures that can be shown in official organizational charts, but _____ may use the real lines of authority.

Robert Michels said that there is a tendency of formal organizations to be dominated by a small, self-perpetuating elite. He called this the

The March of Dimes was an organization founded to fight polio. When a cure for polio was found, the March of Dimes, through _____, targeted a new enemy-birth defects.

The term _____ refers to a system in which many are ruled by a few.

The Knights of Columbus, the Girl Scouts, and the Chamber of Commerce are examples of

_____ used the term alienation to describe the lack of connection between workers and the products of their labor.

_____ has a formal organization, hierarchical authority, and a clear division of labor.

In a voluntary association, there is a(n) _____ made up of people very committed to the group.

In a bureaucracy, each worker is