Bureaucratic

Management
Theory
Victor Trujillo

Maximilia
n Carl
Emil
Weber

German
Sociologist
Philosopher
Jurist
Political Economist

Influenced:
Social Theory and Social Research
One of the three founders of Sociology

21April186414June1920

Germany

1990

The Ideal Bureaucracy

Blueprint for Organizational Design
Organize Effectively Large Numbers of
Employees
Legal Rational

Theory

Technically Efficient

Vertical Organization
Divided in:
Hierarchy of Authority

The
Concept

Rights and Duties

Division of Labor
Rules and Procedures
Documentation
Technical Competence
Separation of Ownership from Control

Hierarchy
of
Authority

React to Orders

Rights and
Duties

Expectation

Division of
Labor

Categorized by
Function

Rules and
Procedure
s

Correct way to process

Documentati
on

Organization
Memory

Technical
Competen
ce

Recruiting and Promoting

Individuals

Separation
of
Ownership
from
Control

Who manage

 Great Control from Top Levels

Strategic Decisions

Advantage
s

Standardization
Work is Consistently
Economies of Scale

 Low Moral
Relevance

Disadvanta
ge

Influence of the Services

Focus in the Position
Individual Talent

Modernity