Bureaucracy

So, what is the point of bureaucracy?

1. Fixed division of labor among participants

2. Hierarchy of offices

3. Set of general rules that govern performance

4. Rigid separation of personal life from work life

5. Selection of personnel on the basis technical qualifications and equal treatment of all employees

6. Participants view employment as a career; tenure protects against unfair arbitrary dismissal

We see this in administrations, universities, military, large for profit companies, and factories.

Bureaucracy was developed to help guard against "particularism", hiring and firing for a variety of non-organizational reasons. It was created to provide a rational system to achieve goals through a clarified leadership structure with clear rules for decision making.

It seems like a fixed system.

With the evolution of leadership and the increased knowledge of employees, how do we better navigate these safety nets, the "red tape", or the "iron cage" to promote innovation in a modern workplace?

Is bureaucracy adaptable and flexible enough to absorb dynamic and unpredictable change in the modern professional world?

Shelby 7/2024