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What is meant by the terms 'Rationalisation' and 'Bureaucracy', and what is their significance in the study of work?
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Gurtej Singh Sahi SY1910 - ESSAY 1 What is meant by the terms 'RATIONALISATION' and 'BUREAUCRACY', and what is their significance in the study of work? Taken from the oxford dictionary, 'Rationalisation is the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency'. 'Bureaucracy is a system of Government by departments which are managed by state officials, not by elected representatives'. These were the basic definitions of these terms; however they have a much broader meaning and are very significant in the study of work which will be discussed in this essay. Karl Marx is a key figure in the theory of rationalisation. One form of rationalisation which he believed in is the capitalist mode of production which is where division of labour and change is forced on people. He also believed that human beings are not able to exercise essential characteristics due to rationalisation cutting down workers into...
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