Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Chapter 23
The American SystemMorton Grodzins
The American System
• Simple government
• Important democratic ideal: that citizens understand public institutions
• However, the American government is not simple
“A given citizen may be buried under a whole
pyramid of governments.”
The American System
• In the United States, there are three general levels of government
Federal
State
Local
• The Federal, State, and Local governments are interconnected (Shared Functions)
Political Parties
Political Parties play a key role in the function and structure of the American government.
The chaos of structure and function in the American government is matched by a chaos of political process.
Downfall of the Uneducated Citizen
Government by Chaos and Cooperation
All levels of American government share the same function.
The American government can be described as a marble or rainbow cake
The American system is one government serving a common people for a common end.
Chapter 24
Organizations of the FutureWarren Bennis
Bureaucracy
What is Bureaucracy?
• Author Warren Bennis predicts the end of bureaucracy in the next 25 to 50 years and the rise of new social systems better suited to meets the 20th Century demands of industrialization
Why is Bureaucracy Vulnerable
4 reasonsRapid and Unexpected Change
Growth in Size
Complexity of Modern Technology
Change in Managerial Behavior
Managerial Behavior
New Concept of Man
New Concept of Power
New Concept of Organizational Value
“The real push for these changes stems from some powerful needs, not only to humanize the organization, but to use the organization as a crucible of personal growth and development, for self realization.”
Core Organization Problems
Integration
Social Influence
Collaboration
Adaptation
Revitalization
“How organizations cope with and manage these tasks will undoubtedly determine the viability and growth of the enterprise.”
Organizations of the Future
The Environment
Population Characteristics
Work Values
Tasks and Goals
Organization
Motivation
Training Requirements for the Future
Training for Change
Systems Counseling
Changing Motivation
Socialization for Adults
Developing Problem-Solving Teams
Developing Supra-Organizational Goals and Commitments
