Read pages XXXXXXXXXXon Bureaucracy. Select an organization to apply the characteristics (there are 5) discussed on these two pages. Apply each characteristic telling how it applies to a part of the...

Read pages 126-127 on Bureaucracy.

Select an organization to apply the characteristics (there are 5) discussed on these two pages.

Apply each characteristic telling how it applies to a part of the organization you selected. For the hierarchy be sure to locate or create an organizational list or chart showing the positions from top to bottom. I gave an example of a college organizational hierarchy on the board in class so check your notes.

Discuss a positive aspect of bureaucracy as it applies to the organization you selected.

Tell how bureaucracies are changing in the new millennium/post-industrial age. For example some organizations allow people to work from home on their computers. Sodoes technology change the way the bureaucracy you selected operates?

Apply this idea to the bureaucracy you selected. How does technology effect the characteristics of the organization?