Group 5 - The Structure of Formal Organizations

The term __________ has been used by sociologists to describe a large, complex secondary group that has been established to achieve specific goals.

• Bureaucracy

• Formal Organization

• Rationality

• Voluntary Association

All of the following are characteristics from Weber’s Model of Bureaucracies EXCEPT

• Division of labor

• Ranking of authority

• Employment based on formal qualifications

• Written rules and regulations

• Voluntary association and business corporations

A tendency of organizations to become increasingly dominated by small groups of people is called…

(Do not capitalize any letters in your answer!)

True or False:

A benefit of bureaucracies is that they may undergo a change of goal (goal displacement).

• TRUE

• FALSE

Bureaucracy’s __________ is when strong primary relationships are the foundation of an informal structure.

• model

• alienation

• other face

• ranking of authority

_________ is the process of subjecting every feature of human behavior to calculation, measurement, and control.

• rationality

• formal organization

• voluntary association

• iron law of oligarchy

Formal, rigid structures are built on negative sanctions such as…

• productivity, time, and employment.

• rules, regulations, and order.

• raises, promotion, and seniority.

• ridicule, exclusion, and physical force.

Bureaucracies tend to encourage the development of a bureaucratic personality.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which one is NOT an example of a formal organization?

• Cliques

• Labor Unions

• Government Agencies

• Volunteer Associations

_______ is the feeling of powerlessness in, and disassociation from, social situations.

(Do not capitalize any letters in your answer!)