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Max Weber

Management Theorist

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1864-04-21 1
Birth Year
1864 1
Death Date
1920-06-14 1
Death Year
1920 1
Birthplace
Erfurt, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia 1
Death Place
Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic 1
Nationality
German 1
Defining Contribution
The 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 Work
Economy and Society (1921-1922, published posthumously) 1
Connections

Theories and Models Developed

Bureaucratic Management Theory, Management Theories
Source Wikipedia, Bureaucracy
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Same As

Max Weber

Also in Philosophy Atlas: the same subject.

Source Wikipedia, Max Webertier 2
Max Weber

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: the same subject.

Source Wikipedia, Max Webertier 2

Nationality

Germany

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Source Wikipedia, Max WeberLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Maximilian Carl Emil Weber (; German: [ˈveːbɐ] ; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Max Weber
Wikipedia
  • Infobox: birth_date
    April 21, 1864
  • Infobox: death_date
    June 14, 1920
  • Notable work, infobox
    Economy and Society (1921-1922)
  • In Group: Classical and Scientific Management Thinkers, Article text
    Weber continued his investigation into rationalisation in later works, notably in his studies on bureaucracy and the classification of legitimate authority into three ideal types, rational-legal, traditional, and charismatic, of which rational-legal was the dominant one in modernity.
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2. Wikipedia, Bureaucracy
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Bureaucracy ( bure-OK-rə-see) is a system of organization where laws or regulatory authority are implemented by civil servants (non-elected officials).
  • Theories and Models Developed: Bureaucratic Management Theory, Max Weber section
    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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