Towards an ethics perspective on the rational structure tradition of organisational communication
The rational structure tradition of organisational communication is much referenced in academic literature. The article outlines some key characteristics of this tradition. Some important theorists to have contributed to this tradition include the great sociologist, Max Weber; the great champion of...
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The rational structure tradition of organisational communication is much referenced in academic
literature. The article outlines some key characteristics of this tradition. Some important theorists
to have contributed to this tradition include the great sociologist, Max Weber; the great champion
of scientific management, Fredrerick Taylor; and Luther Gulick, the champion of the division and
coordination of work. The MacDonaldised organisation is used to illustrate, not to evidence, one
form of organisation that has taken key aspects of the rational structure tradition to a fatal end.
This article attempts to overview this tradition and thereby to contribute an ethics perspective
focusing on the issue of the denial of the individual.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ed39d20adcd477cac2c3eaf9b21df892025-01-20T08:52:11ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-10-01271-210.36615/jcsa.v27i1-2.1742Towards an ethics perspective on the rational structure tradition of organisational communicationColin Chasi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-0741Gideon de Wet1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9291-9871Monash UniversityUniversity of Fort Hare The rational structure tradition of organisational communication is much referenced in academic literature. The article outlines some key characteristics of this tradition. Some important theorists to have contributed to this tradition include the great sociologist, Max Weber; the great champion of scientific management, Fredrerick Taylor; and Luther Gulick, the champion of the division and coordination of work. The MacDonaldised organisation is used to illustrate, not to evidence, one form of organisation that has taken key aspects of the rational structure tradition to a fatal end. This article attempts to overview this tradition and thereby to contribute an ethics perspective focusing on the issue of the denial of the individual. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1742organisational communicationrational structure traditionMax WeberFredrerick TaylorLuther GulickMacDonaldised organisation |
| spellingShingle | Colin Chasi Gideon de Wet Towards an ethics perspective on the rational structure tradition of organisational communication Communicare organisational communication rational structure tradition Max Weber Fredrerick Taylor Luther Gulick MacDonaldised organisation |
| title | Towards an ethics perspective on the rational structure tradition of organisational communication |
| title_full | Towards an ethics perspective on the rational structure tradition of organisational communication |
| title_fullStr | Towards an ethics perspective on the rational structure tradition of organisational communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards an ethics perspective on the rational structure tradition of organisational communication |
| title_short | Towards an ethics perspective on the rational structure tradition of organisational communication |
| title_sort | towards an ethics perspective on the rational structure tradition of organisational communication |
| topic | organisational communication rational structure tradition Max Weber Fredrerick Taylor Luther Gulick MacDonaldised organisation |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1742 |
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