MGMT 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Patriot Act, Expectancy Theory, Relate
What did Weber's Bureaucratic Model (1947) say?
-Rigid Hierarchy of offices
-Clear division of labor
-Formal rules
What is Barnard's definition (1938) of organizations?
Organization is a system of consciously coordinated activities or forces of two or more persons
What are organizations characterized by?
Structure, purpose, and activity
Organizational goals are...?
Complex, multiple, and often conflicting
How did Carlisle define management?
The process by which the elements of a group are integrated, coordinated, and/or utilized so as to
effectively and efficiently achieve organizational objectives
Taylor's concern with increasing the efficiency of work through job design reflects...?
A closed system view group from other forms of social oganization
What do Bureaucratic systems emphasize?
Means
What do professional or organic agencies emphasize?
Ends over means and are suited to unstable environments
Organic organizations are ideally suited to do what?
Function within unstable environments that demand outcomes requiring non routine tasks
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Professional or organic agencies are summarized into three parts:
1. The opposite of bureaucracies
2. Emphasize ends over means
3. Are suited to unstable environments
An agency's policies should be directed by what?
Its mission
A written mission is...?
1. Policies and procedures
2. Performed by employees who understand and accept the mission
3. Have a working knowledge of the policies and procedures
4. Carry out their tasks that match their job descriptions
What is a policy?
A clear statement that defines what action is to be taken and why
What do policies include?
Statement of purpose, required action, and rationale for that purpose
What is a procedure?
Step-by-step descriptions of the activities that agency members need to follow to achieve the goal put
out by a policy
What is task specialization?
Process of dividing work processes into smaller tasks
What are narrowly defined work tasks?
High task specialization
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Broadly defined work tasks = ...?
low task specialization
An organization's environment is any...?
External phenomenon, event group, individual, or system
What does environmental change cause?
Organizational change
What is the relationship between an organization and its environment?
Its interdependent
What did the USA PATRIOT Act dramatically expand?
The power of law enforcement and constitutional constraints
What 2 items profoundly change criminal justice agencies?
1. "Three strikes"
2. USA PATRIOT ACT
What do court rulings affect?
Criminal procedures
What does civil litigation influence?
Agency behavior
What is the Criminal justice system framed by?
Legislation
Cases with greatest impact on the criminal justice system are...?
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Document Summary
Organization is a system of consciously coordinated activities or forces of two or more persons. The process by which the elements of a group are integrated, coordinated, and/or utilized so as to effectively and efficiently achieve organizational objectives. A closed system view group from other forms of social oganization. Ends over means and are suited to unstable environments. Function within unstable environments that demand outcomes requiring non routine tasks. Professional or organic agencies are summarized into three parts: the opposite of bureaucracies, emphasize ends over means, are suited to unstable environments. A written mission is: policies and procedures, performed by employees who understand and accept the mission, have a working knowledge of the policies and procedures, carry out their tasks that match their job descriptions. A clear statement that defines what action is to be taken and why. Statement of purpose, required action, and rationale for that purpose.
