Author Question: Name the five characteristics comprising Weber's ideal type of bureaucracy as well as their effects. ... (Read 124 times)

lindiwe · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Name the five characteristics comprising Weber's ideal type of bureaucracy as well as their effects.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The U.S. __________ system is made up of formal elements, such as the legislative process and the duties of the president and informed elements.

a. economic b. political
c. legislative d. military

reversalruiz · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Weber described five ideal-type characteristics of bureaucratic organization. However,

he acknowledged that not all organizations would fit his ideal type. The characteristics

are: division of labor, hierarchy of authority, impersonality, rules and regulations, and

qualification-based employment.Their effects include inefficiency and rigidity,

resistance to change, and perpetuation of race, class, and gender inequalities.

Answer to Question 2

b