week 1

Question 1

what is the definition of organizations for MAX WEBER

Answer 1

organizations are social relationships:

organizations have:
- closed and limits the outsiders by rules
-has rules, procedures and requirements
- has hierearcies
- clear chain of authority
- clear boundaries

Question 2

what is the definition of organizations for KARL MARX

Answer 2

organizations are a form of collective organization activity for producing the relations of production
- relations of production within organizations –> creates class stratificaiton
- organizations distributes the means of production unequally
- primary axis of social stratification
- reason for exploitation

Question 3

why study organizations

Answer 3

organizations create big and fundamental outcomes and transformations to society

Question 4

organizations outcomes in 3 ways :

Answer 4

individual, communal, societal

Question 5

organizational outcomes on individual level:

Answer 5

• your class is impacted by organizations
• the routinization of work and the alienating effect on individuals
• womens place in society can be given as an example –> having a breastfeeding room in the office
• placement in society and social stratification, education, health system
• Unequal rewards and opportunities are attached to organizational positions based on education, skills, diplomas

Question 6

organizational outcomes on community level

Answer 6

• urban transformation
• creation of new neighboorhoods
• creation of new job oppurtunities
• change in rent
  Ex: the steel factory ( betlehem steel factory ) created fertile ground for the suburbs collages, urbanization –> after the factory closed down it became a casino

Question 7

organizational outcomes on societal level

Answer 7

• the organizations can prevent or lead to social change
  Ex: the ford company introduced the assembly line which enabled mass production which affected the political and economic demography of the world. New forms of labour was introduced –>