| In Praise of Bureaucracy: Weber - Organization - Ethics Contributor(s): Du Gay, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761955046 ISBN-13: 9780761955047 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: ???These are not the best days for bureaucracy?????? With these opening words Paul du Gay sets the stage for his provocative new study of institutions, ethics and contemporary society. The book reassesses management as a definitive phenomenon of the modern' era and goes on to explore its possible future configurations. Above all the positive, even creative potential of bureaucratic order in a time of complexity, uncertainty and disorder is analyzed. Central to the nature and role of the bureau is the relationship of individuals and institutions: by taking this as his starting point Paul du Gay offers a powerful new critique of organizational action and ethics. Reviewing key theorists from Weber to MacIntyre and Bauman, the text charts the rise and fall of the 'bureau critique', and suggests important ways in which the ideals of bureaucratic order have influenced and may in future shape social action. The book provides a context for re-evaluating structure and action. As a major contribution to organization theory The Bureaucratic Ethos will be essential reading for students and researchers of organization everywhere: at the same time the breadth and liveliness of the examples on which it draws make it a valuable supplement to courses on management and culture studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration - Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 302.35 |
| LCCN: 00131348 |
| Series: Organization, Theory & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.55 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this provocative new study, Paul du Gay makes a compelling case for the continuing importance of bureaucracy. Taking inspiration from the work of Max Weber, du Gay launches a staunch defence of the bureaucratic ethos′ and highlights its continuing relevance to the achievement of social order and good government in liberal democratic societies. Through a comprehensive engagement with both historical and contemporary critiques of bureaucracy and a careful examination of the policies of organizational change within the public services today, du Gay develops a major reappraisal of the so-called traditional′ ethic of office. In doing so he highlights the ways in which many of the key features of bureaucratic conduct that ca |
Contributor Bio(s): Du Gay, Paul: - Paul du Gay is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at The Open University |