Worth pointing out that a number of standard criticisms of Weber too, that may haunt Ritzer's version as well. MW applied this to several areas especially to the notion of bureaucracy . They feature standardised procedures and forms and calculations. If we do, it seems inevitable that a nice safe conclusion will be that Ritzer's list fits some bits but not all. The person in authority occupies an office.
Authority is therefore impersonal, separate from ownership or personal loyalties.
Office -holders are appointed, on a legal contract and on the basis of their technical qualifications. Offices are arranged in a rational hierarchy. Higher offices co-ordinate lower ones in a spirit of rational efficiency 3. Each office has a clearly defined sphere of competence hence a marked specialisation occurs 4. Actions are regulated by impersonal technical rules, grounded in rational authority.