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For Weber the combined qualities of “action” and “meaning” were the central facts for sociology’s scientific analysis.

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According to P.S. Cohen, Weber’s typology of social action is confusing due to Weber’s emphasis on subjective meaning of the actor. Cohen explains with an example of traditional action whereby a commoner pays tribute to his chief because it is customary.

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A. Schultz criticizes Weber for not providing a satisfactory account of meaningful action since if meaning is too much divorced from the actor it becomes an objective category imposed by the sociologists.

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1. Talcott Parsons criticizes Weber for stressing too much the element of voluntary subjective meaning of the actor. For Parsons, the action of an actor is involuntary; it is behavior directed by the meanings attached by actors to things and people.

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1) Men may engage in purposeful or goal-oriented rational action
2) their rational action may be value-oriented
3)  they may act from emotional or affective motivations
4)  they may engage in traditional action

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Weber also put forth the notion that organizational behavior is a network of human interactions, where all behavior could be understood by looking at cause and effect

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It recognized the importance of division of labor and specialization. A formal set of rules was bound into the hierarchy structure to insure stability and uniformity

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The focus was on establishing clear lines of authority and control. Weber's bureaucratic theory emphasized the need for a hierarchical structure of power.

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stressed the need to reduce diversity and ambiguity in organizations