Management and organizational theory
Assessment Task: Individual assignment
Students should answer ONE of the following three questions.
1. What are the key elements of bureaucracy? Describe the main moral and practical criticisms of bureaucracy as an organisational form.
2. “Power is more powerful when it appears to be absent”. Drawing on theories of power, discuss what is meant by this statement and how far you agree with it.
3. With the aid of examples, explain how culture management works. What are the key limitations of culture management as a mode of control in the workplace?
What are the key elements of bureaucracy? Describe the main moral and practical criticisms of bureaucracy as an organisational form.
