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Bureaucracy


Description of Bureaucracy. Explanation.

 

Definition Bureaucracy. Description.

 

Bureaucracy is a system in which people are expected to follow precisely defined rules and procedures rather than to use personal judgment. It can also be used to describe a Hierarchal Organization typified by formal processes, standardization, stringent procedures, formalized rules, division of responsibility, written communication and impersonal relationships.

 

Compare also: Organizational Configurations  |  Organization Chart  |  Parkinson's Law  |  Peter Principle

 

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