Case:
Review the following Case Study: How Kristin Died by GEORGE LARDNER, JR. in Chapter-The Formal Structure: The Concept of Bureaucracy.
Then ,respond to the following:
Initial questions:
Was this the best way to go to protect Kristin. Do you suggest any other ways to go about it? What are your suggestions and why?
Explain and discuss if the system failed to protect Kristin and if so why?
There were many elements of bureaucracy that were present, which one was the biggest issue and why was it?
Case questions:
1. What are the formal elements of Weber's model of bureaucracy? Based on your reading of the case or your own experiences with public bureaucracies, did Weber fail to mention any important attributes of bureaucracy in his description?
2. What were Kristin's reasons for relying on public bureaucracy for protection? How and why did the system fail to protect her?
3. In your view, does this case support or contradict Weber's arguments about the monolithic power position of bureaucracy in society? About the nature of bureaucratic rationality?Its hierarchy? Specialization? Narrow latitude of bureaucratic rule enforcement? High degree of efficiency?
4. After reading the case study, where would you modify Weber's model to account more accurately for the pattern and the characteristics of America's modern bureaucracy?What are your personal opinions of bureaucracy? Do you agree or disagree with Weber's stance?
5. In your opinion, what do you recommend to remedy the problems outlined in this case? Are there comparisons with the previous case, "The Blast in Centralia No. 5," as related to this failure?
6. Think about the case and what it says about the value of bureaucracy in modern society. Why are bureaucracies important, and yet so disliked? In your view, can anything be doneabout the fundamental public hostility toward bureaucracy, particularly to strengthen bureaucratic effectiveness and responsiveness in serving the public?
Please respond to the initial question and be sure to post two additional times to peers and/or instructor .The initial post should be 75 to 150 words, but may go longer depending on the topic. If you use any source outside of your own thoughts, you should reference that source. Include solid grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling.
Attachment:- case-How Kristin Died.pdf