Mohist Theory of Social Organization Viewed from the Perspective ofWeber’s Notion of Bureaucracy(PDF)
《南京师大学报》(社会科学版)[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2016年04期
- Page:
- 71-
- Research Field:
- 【社会理论与实践】
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- Mohist Theory of Social Organization Viewed from the Perspective ofWeber’s Notion of Bureaucracy
- Author(s):
- HU Xiao-ming
- Keywords:
- Mohism; organization model; bureaucracy; rationality
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
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- Abstract:
- Focusing on“ veneration for gentlemen” and“ identification with the superior” and basedon maximum rationality,Mohism designed an extremely idealized organization framework for socialmanagement. In this framework,the organization structure is well-arranged and authority ranks are wellordered.In the organization,well-trained people with both political integrity and professional competenceserve as officials on various ranks. Guided by the idea of“ separation of powers” and“ division of duties”,theinferior is responsible to the superior level by level. This is eventually unified in the centralized power operationmechanism of the“ monarch” . In the organization,officials must base their duty performance on correct“law” enforcement,and enjoy corresponding status and rights according to their position,competence andcontribution. If we compare the Mohist idea of social organization with the rational bureaucracy( also termed“hierarchy”) of Max Weber,a German socialist,we can infer that the two have a lot in common in the basicconstruction of organization model and ethos of organization. The formation of such a grandly-conceived andsystematic idea of social organization is a natural development of the Mohist theory,which was closely relatedto the social and historical conditions at that time.
Last Update: 2016-07-15