German sociologist and political economist whose theory of bureaucracy, built on hierarchy, formal authority and impersonal rules, became a foundational management theory of the rational-legal organization.
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BirthplaceErfurt, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia 1 Death PlaceMunich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic 1 Defining ContributionThe theory of bureaucracy and rational-legal authority: organizations run most efficiently as a hierarchical, rule-bound machine rather than through personal or traditional authority. 2 Notable WorkEconomy and Society (1921-1922, published posthumously) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Theories and Models Developed
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Max Weber, the same subject.
- Also in Society and Culture Atlas: Max Weber, the same subject.
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1. Wikipedia, Max Weber
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21 April 1864, Erfurt, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia
1. Wikipedia, Max Weber
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14 June 1920 (1920-06-14) (aged 56), Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
1. Wikipedia, Max Weber
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Economy and Society (1921-1922)
2. Wikipedia, Bureaucracy
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The fully developed bureaucratic apparatus compares with other organisations exactly as does the machine with the non-mechanical modes of production.
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