Toffler's Wave Theory
Alvin Toffler's book The Third Wave published in 1980 describes the transition in developed countries from Industrial Age society, which he calls the "Second Wave", to Information Age "Third Wave" society. And in the book Toffler describes three types of societies, based on the concept of 'waves'—each wave pushes the older societies and cultures aside.
Bureaucratic Management
In this section, we'll discuss bureaucratic management theory. This theory proposes that an ideally run organization consists of a group of people organized into a hierarchical structure and governed by rational-legal decision-making rules.
Max Weber
Max Weber is a famous German sociologist and philosopher who made outstanding contributions to the establishment of the western classical management theory.
He is one of 100 management masters who have influenced the process of the world and he described a theory to operate an organization in an effective way which is known as the Bureaucratic management approach or Weberian bureaucracy.
Highlight Vocabulary:
Bureaucracy
It means that the members of this organization are specialized professional managers.
Main Idea
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Reveals the shortcomings of contemporary bureaucracy
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Displace the old organizational structures of industrialization period.
6 Principles of
Bureaucratic Management Approach
Features of Bureaucratic Organization
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High degree of Division of Labor and Specialization
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Well-defined chain of command
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Rationality, Objectiveness and Consistency
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Relationship among members
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Rules and Regulations
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Selection and Promotion
