Bureaucracy
Option #2: Bureaucracy – Essay Option
For this assignment, you need to watch the video Busting Bureaucracy by Gary Hamel. Here is the link: https://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Gary-Hamel-Busting-Bureaucracy/495346-2.html (Links to an external site.). Once you complete this video, you will draft an essay that covers the following points from the video:
- Describe and define the term bureausclerosis.
- What elements in your organization contribute to bureausclerosis?
- How would you resolve or reduce the effects of bureausclerosis in your organization?
Your bureaucracy paper should meet the following requirements:
- 2-3 pages in length, not including cover and reference pages.
- Include headings in your paper to organization your thoughts.
- Format according to APA Writing Style.
- Cite a minimum of one source to support your responses.
Possible Sources:
- Alvesson, M. (2015). Organizational culture and work. In S. Edgell Gottfried & E. Granter (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of the sociology of work and employment (pp. 262-281). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781473915206.n15
- Hamel, G. (2016). Gary Hamel on busting bureaucracy [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Gary-Hamel-Busting-Bureaucracy/495346-2.html
- McCann, L. (2015). From management to leadership. In S. Edgell Gottfried & E. Granter (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of the sociology of work and employment (pp. 167-184). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781473915206.n10
- Eddy, U. (2013). Weber, Max. In V. Smith (Ed.), Sociology of work: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 962-963). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781452276199.n337
- Kemple, T. (2013). Presenting Max Weber. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 38(3), 407-412.
- Seidman, G. (2013). Boycotts, consumer. In V. Smith (Ed.), Sociology of work: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 41-44). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781452276199.n18
- Tchalian, H. (2013). Bureaucracy. In V. Smith (Ed.), Sociology of work: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 54-60). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781452276199.n23
