Administrative rationality, social setting, and organizational development

American Journal of Sociology • Vol/Iss. 68 • Published In 1962 • Pages: 299-305 •

By Udy, Stanley H., Jr.

Abstract

This study examines organizational characteristics associated with administrative rationality, as well as how organizational development differs under varying social or cultural conditions.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
HRAF Collection of Ethnography (paper/fiche)
Ethnographic Reports

Hypotheses (4)
Hypothesis	Supported
"Requisites . . . of administrative rationality . . . form a Guttman scale [in ascending order]: central management, compensatory rewards, specialization, specific job assignment, performance emphasis, segmental participation, and limited objectives" (300, 302)	Supported
". . . administrative rationality involves relative independence of the organization from its social setting" (304)	Supported
The most rational organizations tend to have independent proprietorships (305)	Supported
Rational organization is negatively associated with hereditary stratification, hereditary political succession, slavery, and centralized government (306)	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: mas Amelia Piazza