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Criminal justice agencies are inherently bureaucratic. Describe how you believe such bureaucratic structures impact employee motivation to achieve. Then, using Weber's formulation of bureaucracy as your lens, explain why. To demonstrate your point(s), provide as many examples as you can, including but not limited to your professional experience in criminal justice.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us*
Pink, D. H. (2011). Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us. Riverhead Books.
*Note: This book must be purchased or borrowed.
Focus Questions:
- The principle of autonomy is critical to Pink's argument about motivation. What are the "4 Ts" that must be involved in order to maximize this principle?
- What are the three laws of mastery offered by Pink?
- What does Pink mean when he says Type I behavior has an incremental theory of intelligence and values learning goals over performance goals?
- What are the three realms of organizational life where purpose can be maximized, according to Pink?
Sections 1-5, 7, and 11 in Chapter 11 in Economy and Society*
Weber, M. (2013). Bureaucracy. In G. Roth & C. Wittich, (Eds.), Economy and Society (pp. 956-973, 980-983, and 990-994). University of California Press.
*Note: This reading is available in your ARES coursepack, found on the Course Readings page.
Focus Questions:
- What are the fundamental principles, according to Weber, that make up a bureaucratic structure?
- Why does Weber believe that bureaucracy is the most efficient form of administration for organizations?
Recommended ReadingsA Theory of Human Motivation
Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370-396.
Focus Questions:
- What are the "needs" Maslow offers as it relates to human motivation?
- According to Maslow, can one achieve a "higher" need before achieving a "basic" need? Why or why not?
An Empirical Test of a New Theory of Human Needs
Alderfer, C. P. (1969). An empirical test of a new theory of human needs. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 4(2), 142-175.
Focus Questions:
- What is Alderfer's formulation of "needs" as it relates to human motivation?
- How does Alderfer incorporate Maslow's hierarchy into his existence, relatedness, and growth (ERG) theory?
- According to ERG theory, is it necessary to achieve a certain need or needs before achieving others? Why or why not?
Why People Lose Motivation-And What Managers Can Do to Help
Cable, D. (2018, March 12). Why people lose motivation-and what managers can do to helpLinks to an external site.. Harvard Business Review.
Focus Questions:
- Cable asserts there are three components to our "seeking systems" that motivate us in the workplace. What are they, and how do organizational roadblocks get in the way?
- How could criminal justice leaders encourage experimentation to ignite their employees' seeking systems?