rules that each party had to follow when there were grievances or when there were issues that needed addressing. Labor unions had to follow the rules if they were to honor their end of the contract. According to Weber's theory of bureaucracy, there was organized human activity and processes. In order to maintain order and maximize efficiency labor unions could not disrupt the factory operations, and they had to quell any shop floor activism that was taking place. According to Weber, there should be formal rules and regulations in order to ensure uniformity and to regulate the employees' actions. Managers had to rely heavily on the rules to ensure… Continue Reading...
through efforts to destroy Mexican American labor unions in the 1930s, the Zoot Suit riots of World War II, the attempts to suppress the Chicano movement of the 1960s, and culminating with the most recent Rampart scandal, the LAPD has a lengthy history of harassment, physical abuse, and civil rights violations against Mexican Americans and other minority individuals” (p. 173). In other words, all throughout the 20th century there has been tension between the Hispanic community in L.A. and law enforcement. Escobar shows that leading up to Bloody Christmas, the police department had been very corrupt,… Continue Reading...
agencies. Stakeholders may also include suppliers, labor unions, professional associations, industry trade groups, advocacy groups, and competitors. These groups influence or are influenced by the activities of organizations in one way or another. For instance, managers make strategic decisions and drive organizational success. Equally, communities may be affected by an organization in that its activities may cause water or air pollution as well as habitat destruction.
As per the stakeholder matrix, stakeholders have different levels of power on and interest in an organization (Carroll, Brown & Buchholtz, 2017). Indeed, power (influence) and interest are the two… Continue Reading...
have increased rapidly in the last few decades, actually even overtaking the growth of public interest groups and other mechanisms of organized representation such as labor unions. The implication is that elected officials ultimately listen to the voice of their funders and sponsors, not necessarily their constituents. This is to say that increased economic inequality has reinforced enduring disparities in political representation and influence in modern America.
Does this mean that economic inequality and democracy do not go together in reality? In other words, can democracy really be achieved in the presence of substantial economic inequality? Bartels' evidence shows that elected leaders are "utterly unresponsive to the policy preferences of millions of low-income citizens, leaving… Continue Reading...
