Rationalization and Bureaucracy: Ideal-Type Bureaucracy by Max Weber

Ferreira, Carlos Miguel; Serpa, Sandro

doi:10.18510/hssr.2019.7220

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“…Bureaucracy, the organizational approach originally put forth by Max Weber, as an attempt to rationalize the structure through a high formalism of procedures, materialized in the definition, interpretation and application of written laws, is a good example of the impossibility, ultimately, to totally predict the functioning of any organization (2,(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). One of the main criticisms made to the bureaucratic model has to do with the central and exacerbated importance of rules and regulationsinternal to the organizationthat was ascribed to the rigidity of internal rules and regulations but that could tend to embody, contrary to the predicted, several "dysfunctions" of bureaucracy (19)(20).…”

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The Informal in the Formal of Organizations: The Organizational Structure in Sociological Analysis

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Serpa³

2021

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Based on a sociological stance, this paper seeks to reflect on the formal and informal dimensions in the analysis of organizations. It focuses specifically on the organizational structure and its relationship with the social processes that shape the organizational dynamics. To fulfill this aim, this reflection discusses the concept of organizational structure as a pivotal element of the formal dimension of organizations, as well as its relevance as a key element of organizations. These elements make it unavoidable in any sociological analysis of organizations, whatever their nature, even in studies whose object is more directed to social dynamics and interactions. The results of this article allow concluding that there is heuristicity and, even, an indispensability to establish and analyze the relationship between the formal structure as a framework for the practices that take place in the organization and the existing concrete practices, which is often not simple to operationalize.

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“…OCIOLOGY is a pluriparadigmatic science (1). Also specifically about organizations, the sociological stance (2,3) varies considerably according to the theoretical contributions mobilized for the construction of the object of study (4-7), which can be embodied, for example, in perspectives that favor bureaucratic, political and/or cultural elements.…”

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“…It remains a topic for further research to establish to what extent the role of AI systems affects the decisions in such cases above inflexible corporate hierarchies or other causes unrelated to AI. This is a general problem associated with rigid organizations [50], but we suspect that the use of AI technology will likely amplify this problem.…”

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Socio-cognitive biases in folk AI ethics and risk discourse

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The ongoing conversation on AI ethics and politics is in full swing and has spread to the general public. Rather than contributing by engaging with the issues and views discussed, we want to step back and comment on the widening conversation itself. We consider evolved human cognitive tendencies and biases, and how they frame and hinder the conversation on AI ethics. Primarily, we describe our innate human capacities known as folk theories and how we apply them to phenomena of different implicit categories. Through examples and empirical findings, we show that such tendencies specifically affect the key issues discussed in AI ethics. The central claim is that much of our mostly opaque intuitive thinking has not evolved to match the nature of AI, and this causes problems in democratizing AI ethics and politics. Developing awareness of how our intuitive thinking affects our more explicit views will add to the quality of the conversation.

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“…Irregularities in the appointment of structural position scan occur due to the loss of merit system mechanism in the recruitment of bureaucratic officials (Afriani, 2006;Awaluddin, 2010;Azhari, 2011;Muhajir, 2009;Wahiyuddin, 2014). The placement of civil servants is also not entirely based on competence (Edison, 2011;Ferreira & Serpa, 2019;Rosliana & Amarullah, 2018), and cannot be trusted to properly consider and evaluate dedication, commitment, and passion (Arquisola et al, 2019), hence the local government official recruitment process must be encouraged through serious and professional competency mapping (Budiyanto, 2005;Keban, 2004;Rosliana et al, 2019).…”

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Understanding Sowan as a New Paternalistic Bureaucracy Pattern of Local Officials in Indonesia

2022

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This study aimed to examine the visit of bureaucratic officials to local head candidates who have been confirmed to win local elections, commonly known as sowan. The officials ignore the neutrality aspect of bureaucracy that should be strictly upheld. This phenomenon is explained by the concept of a new paternalistic bureaucracy. This study used a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions (FGD), and documentation was utilized as data collection methods for this study. This study's interview and FGD participants include local officials with knowledge of the sowan phenomenon and general civil servants in Banyumas, Purbalingga, Banjarnegara, Cilacap, and Kebumen. This study discovered that sowan in the perspective of bureaucracy signifies friendship, loyalty, approach, and negotiation. This research highlights the strength of paternalistic bureaucracy, which generally begins in the final phase of the democratic process of local elections. Conceptually, this study is useful to explain the sowan phenomenon concerning bureaucratic neutrality and democracy and provide practical insights on the importance of law enforcement to violators of bureaucratic neutrality. This study explains the new paternalistic bureaucracy in the era of democracy in local governments in Indonesia. This study recommends the importance of law enforcement for violators of bureaucratic neutrality without discrimination, the improvement of the relationship between political and bureaucratic officials that reflect better partnerships in the recruitment of career officials, and the importance of bureaucrats who are committed to maintaining the principle of merit in the selection of local officials.

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Rationalization and Bureaucracy: Ideal-Type Bureaucracy by Max Weber

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

The Informal in the Formal of Organizations: The Organizational Structure in Sociological Analysis

The Informal in the Formal of Organizations: The Organizational Structure in Sociological Analysis

Socio-cognitive biases in folk AI ethics and risk discourse

Understanding Sowan as a New Paternalistic Bureaucracy Pattern of Local Officials in Indonesia

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