Administrative Role Definition and Social Change

Abstract

My intent is to suggest how the degree to which organizational roles are defined is important for the extent and speed of social change. I shall propose three ideal types of administrative organization which are distinguished by the degree of definition of their administrative roles and sets of roles. The three types are: 1) underdefined, in which role expectations of administrative behavior are not well spelled out; 2) well-defined, in which administrative roles are explicitly and coherently defined; and 3) over-defined, in which role expectations cannot be satisfied by role incumbents. Thus, I disregard the now popular distinction between formal and informal organization and approach the study of social behavior which is inconsistent with well-defined (Type II) roles by introducing two additional ideal types of organization instead.The question I am posing isHow do these three types of organization differ in their implications for vitality and change?The sources and indices of vitality and change on whi...

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