Evolution of Ray's Theory of Bureaucratic Caring

An overview and evolution of caring and the theory of bureaucratic caring and interpretations of its central categories are described. Data and models representing its theoretical development, the concept of bureaucracy, and emergence of the theory as a holographic theory are included. Central tenets in the new sciences are explored along with Bohm's corresponding ideas of explicate and implicate orders (holistic science) and spiritual-ethical caring. The theory has broad implications for increasing the knowledge of caring inter-professionally, improving the health and well-being of people, and transforming healthcare bureaucratic organizations nationally and globally, with application in the military healthcare system.

Genealogy’s Assumptions about Written Records and Originality

This article probes characteristics of writing relevant to assumptions genealogical practitioners make about written sources they use as evidence. Those infrequently examined assumptions include the assumption that writing represents past reality, that truth univocally denotes correspondence between writing’s discourse and an event or act that occurred in the past, and that writing is transparent in its reference and, therefore, not in need of critical interpretation relating to such things as reflecting political power and cultural and social perspectives. Many genealogical records are produced by bureaucratic organizations that follow practices and processes related to writing that are not aligned with the uncritical use of those records by genealogists. There is a gap between writing and what it signifies. Writing is unstable, and its evolving material technologies make it susceptible to loss and damage. The article also overviews some potential issues with assuming that the originality of records implies greater reliability.

Communication Design of Bureaccratic Organizations in Gender Perspective in the Government of South Tapanuli District

This study aims to describe the communication design of bureaucratic organizations from a gender perspective in the South Tapanuli Regency Government.This research is a type of research qualitative descriptive. The data collection techniques used were observation and interviews. The results showed that: (1) the communication design of bureaucratic organizations in a gender perspective in the South Tapanuli Regency Government is structured and runs well, communication is established through programs that have been made,the regional secretary liaises with the heads of offices, the head of the office deals with staff from the district head and sub-district offices, the sub-district head with the village then the village head with the community, (2)Organizational communication is carried out in the form of meetings such as coordinating tasks to solve problems, (3) organizational communication designs in the form of written and oral regulations in implementing work programs to achieve goals, (4) work motivation, there are rewards given to employees and punishment when making mistakes and there is no difference in the treatment of attitudes and communication towards men and women, (5) the recruitment system in structural positions is based on ability, there is no nepotism and strict selection, the recruitment of honorary employees is adjusted to the needs of the field and educational background, (6) bureaucracy in a gender perspective In the South Tapanuli Regency Government there is no difference between men and women, including to become leaders and this is done democratically.

Risk and Reflection in the Academic Workplace

The Problem Universities are workplaces designed for learning, research, and reflection. In recent years, an amalgam of issues, both internal and external, have emerged, making critical reflection more difficult and riskier for both academic and nonacademic staff. The Solution We argue that positive leadership, dialogue, and group connection can help counter increasing isolation and in effect make reflection more possible. The Stakeholders This article is relevant not only to human resource development (HRD) scholars and practitioners within the context of postsecondary institutions but also to large and complex bureaucratic organizations grappling with a changing landscape of employment.

The emergence of servant leadership and its effectiveness in bureaucratic organizations

PurposeBy following the leadership theory, social exchange theory and social learning theory, we aimed to examine the conditions under which servant leadership (SL) develops in bureaucratic organizations and explore its influences on organizational culture and member behavior.Design/methodology/approachBased on a survey of the South Korean Army, this study conducted the hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analysis to investigate the research model.FindingsWe found that SL was positively associated with formalized organizational structure and negatively associated with centralized organizational structure. Additionally, SL created a relation-oriented organizational culture (ROOC) and significantly enhanced battalion members' organizational commitment (OC). Furthermore, ROOC significantly mediated the relationship between SL and OC.Originality/valueThese results suggest that SL could emerge in both formalized and decentralized bureaucratic organizations. Moreover, SL appears to create an organizational culture that promotes collaboration, and such a ROOC seems to mediate the positive influence of SL on followers' OC.

Relevance of Max Weber’s Rational Bureaucratic Organizations in Modern Society

Despite evolution of management thought, Max Weber’s theory of bureaucracy continues to be a classical theory whose prescriptive elements guide the nature of organizations and their structures and processes. In the wake of information, communication and technological revolution which is reshaping the structure and processes in modern day organizations, the paper re-examines the basic premises and constructs of Max Weber’s rational bureaucratic organizations and their relevance today. Weber’s contribution to social sciences in general and organization studies in particular, is both methodological as well as empirical. The paper discusses the context in which Max Weber originally propounded his theory. In so doing, the paper also draws similarities of his theory with that proposed by other management thinkers of his time. Few examples of modern-day organizations and also different cross-national contexts are examined to discuss the present-day relevance of Weber’s postulates. It is suggested that despite the ever-present portents of its demise, bureaucracy will continue to guide the dominant form of organizations in the near future because of its inherent rational character.

Miracles of Organization: Chance and Error in Kafka’s The Castle

Kafka’s writings have not only informed our understanding of modern institutions and bureaucratic organizations as forms of domination; they have also knowingly addressed the limits of such understanding, and of theoretical imagination in more general terms. This philosophical essay is situated in the latter mode of thinking with Kafka about the limits of what we assume ‘organization’ to be or to become. It presents a close reading of The Castle as a novel about the miracle of organization. This miracle takes the form of an interruption and temporary suspension of the laws and routines that order and govern the organized world. Yet there is neither a theological higher power nor a mundane organizational power that might save or make use of the miracle (and resolve K.’s predicament). In The Castle, even the miraculous is a matter of mere chance and organizational chaos – a sardonic rebuke to the age-old imaginaries and theologies of rational and hierarchical political organization. More than performing a critique of bureaucracy, The Castle radicalizes the contingency of organizational operations into matters and situations of miraculous chance which, unrecognized by K, leave without a trace.