What is bureaucracy? The word "bureaucracy" stems from the word "bureau"‚ used from the early 18th century in Western Europe not just to refer to a writing desk‚ but to an office‚ i.e. a workplace‚ where officials worked. 1. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. 2. A state or organization governed or managed according to such a system. 3. An administrative or social system that relies on a set
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written documentation‚ standardization‚ and other bureaucratic mechanisms to standardize behavior and assess performance. Many organization as well as people view Bureaucracy as a threat to personal liberties‚ however Bureaucracy has helped many organizations bloom. Max Weber‚ a sociologist who studied Bureaucracy created dimensions of bureaucracy these dimensions include rules and procedures‚ specialization and division of labor‚ hierarchy of authority‚ technically qualified personnel‚ separate position
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Introduction: Bureaucracy literally called ‘rule by officials’‚ which is an administrative machinery of the government. Accordance with the division of functions and positions‚ hierarchical management principles established system of administrative power. Bureaucratic systems were to be structured hierarchically‚ with those at the top having far greater power and discretion than those at the bottom. There are four structural concepts are central to any definition of bureaucracy: 1. A well-defined
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Bureaucratic management is more efficient than other forms of managing. Discuss. It is a desire of every organisation to have an ideal type of management as it determines the organisation’s performance and efficiency. As it can be seen‚ the earlier statement stresses a great deal of importance on management. Before examining the types of management and why the bureaucratic management is more efficient than other forms of managing‚ one has to understand what management is and why is
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The History of Management Thought The Beginning of Management It is highly probable that the management process first began in the family organization‚ later expand to the tribe‚ and finally pervaded the formalized political units such as those found in early Babylonia. In these organizations‚ a type of financial control and record keeping was invented which usually took the form of clay tablets with inscriptions. The recognition of the concept of managerial responsibility
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Assignment 1.2: Modern Management Lee Dale Foley Jones International University August 16‚ 2011 Abstract Today‚ individuals are sometimes naïve to believe that modern management is a result of recent practices‚ theories‚ and ideas. Some believe the general structure of management and how human resources are carefully planned is the direct result of today’s contributors. They are erroneous to believe such. This commentary will explore the histories of management while cultivating the reader
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ABSTRACT Bureaucracy is all about the rules and regulations to manage a particular activity in the organization. This paper is about how bureaucracy used in old organizations and how it affected the processes of new organizations. It explains how bureaucracy is not applicable in today’s business environment because of many facts. As years went through there was a drastic change in the operations of the organisation. The concern moved from organization to customer service‚ so the bureaucratic organizations
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STATE BUREAUCRACY OF BHUTAN Theoretical Background The concept of bureaucracy has fallen into the common domain of political sociology‚ theory of history‚ and public opinion‚ and has been consecrated to the success it has today‚ it has nevertheless remained so imprecise that it is still meaningful to question the identity of the phenomena it claims to describe. Bureaucracy is one of the first-born organizations of governance and administration in the past. It is hierarchical structure of organization
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Bureaucracies are out and post-Bureaucracies are in. Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement using examples to support your argument. Organizations can be defined as either bureaucracies or post-bureaucracies‚ depending on four different characteristics. A bureaucratic organization is based around specialization and life-time careers‚ formal rules‚ an authoritative hierarchy‚ and the idea of impersonality. On the other hand a post-bureaucratic organization is centred on the idea
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Michel Crozier once said‚ "Bureaucracies embody vicious circles of decreasing efficiency and effectiveness." As a leader‚ it is necessary to organize your people efficiently‚ so that the most work can be accomplished. The three key concepts I will concentrate on are authority‚ bureaucratization‚ and the dysfunctions of bureaucracy. Finally‚ I will address the organization principle of delegation‚ touching on my own experiences. All of these concepts are methods of organization; however‚ as a leader
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