Abstract
Areas on which questions are asked include the following:
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Why do bureaucracies develop? How can they be analysed?
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The process of bureaucratisation. Types of organisation: formal and informal.
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Weber’s analysis.
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Advantages and disadvantages of bureaucratic organisations.
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Organisations and level of democracy.
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Total institutions.
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Selfe, P.L. (1987). Organisations and Bureaucracy. In: Advanced Sociology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13093-1_20
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