Throughout our lives, and society we have experienced a bureaucratic organization and don’t even realize it. A lot of people don’t understand or know how it works but realistically it impacts daily lives. Just about every organization you see is a bureaucratic organization. An organization will always depend on the characteristics and hierarchical levels of authority to allow things to run smoothly. For a bureaucratic organization to be successful it needs to have a hierarchical structure, division of labor, written...
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Bureaucracy theory was introduced by Max Weber, one of the greatest sociologists in the history of the early twentieth century. According to Max Weber, a bureaucracy is an administrative organization or system that enforces the rules of law in society. Bureaucracy is not only a rational system, but also an effective management system, and it has greatly promoted the industrialization of capitalism. On the one hand, bureaucracy meets the needs of complex industrial production models and management. It is better...
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Introduction It was noted by Max Weber that, it is inevitable to live independently from rationalization in today's societies and Organizations therefore it safe to state that Bureaucracy is impossible to destroy. Bureaucracy and rationalization became an important tool instrument of organizing our society and corporations. Furthermore, bureaucracy seems no longer a stable truth, with the flattening of hierarchies and delaying, the question of whether this is an end of bureaucracy or the shift from bureaucracy to another sort of...
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Broadly, the bureaucracy is categorised into four kinds of Morstein Marx, viz., The Guardian Bureaucracy; The Caste Bureaucracy; The Patronage Bureaucracy; and Merit Bureaucracy. The Guardian Bureaucracy: Plato’s thought of the truth seeker king is an instance of the guardian bureaucracy. They had been considered the custodians of justice and welfare of the community. This type may additionally be described as ‘a scholastic officialdom educated in right habits in accordance to the classics.’ These guardians had been predicted to develop...
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Introduction As the chief executive of a newly established low-cost carrier in Hong Kong that plans to recruit around 500 employees, I have to design the organizational structure of the airline. I would recommend Bureaucratic Structure for the Board. Reasons for recommending Bureaucratic Structure As a reference, some of the low-cost carriers such as Hong Kong Express in Hong Kong and Scoot in Singapore, also follow a Bureaucratic structure. The division of labor assists employees in becoming experts in their...
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Franz Kafka was one of the most famous writers who criticized bureaucracy in his pieces. In his short story “Poseidon”, Poseidon who is the leader, is doing too much paperwork to take care of administrative problems and is unwilling to delegate his work as well. The joke of the story is that even god cannot handle the amount of paperwork bureaucracy creates (Kafka, 1992). The founder of the bureaucratic leadership theory is a German philosopher, economist, and leader of theoretical...
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Review of Literature Bureaucracy of Pakistan in the initial two and half decades had competency and capability to take decisions in the interests of the masses. This was because we inherited a strong steel bureaucracy from our colonial masters which also led them to have a mindset of ruler. In the years to follow system got damaged because of the regular interference of the prevailing regimes and the civil institutions remained highly damaged. Politics of interests has left the administration...
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To what extent do you agree that Olympic Sportswear provides an example of ‘bureaucracy gone wrong’? How could the organisational structure be changed to make it a more enjoyable (yet still productive) place to work? Introduction This essay is based on the organisational structure and power and politics of Olympic sportswear. The Olympic Sportwear is high street retailer which has total 66% of the market share in the market in 2106. At first it talks about how bureaucracy enables Olympics...
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Texas Toll Roads: A Good Idea or a Self-Sustaining Bureaucracy? As a relatively new driver, I have often wondered why you have to pay to drive on certain roads in Texas. Here in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, it seems like most of the major highways, especially the new ones being built, have tolls. In addition, even some highways that were free now have pay lanes. The American ideal of freedom that you experience when you hop in your car to...
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Analyses Bureaucratic and Administrative management Introduction:- Bureaucratic management and administrative management were organized in the 1900s to find out ways how to make work more efficient and effective. Both theories are very important for organizations and companies to gain profit and goodwill in the market Bureaucratic management:- The Bureaucratic management theory was given by Max Weber (1864-1920). He was a German sociologist this theory only concentrate on rules and regulations made by the company to make the work more efficient....
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