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==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
According to [[Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition)]],
 
According to [[Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition)]],
::[[Bureaucracy]]. An [[organizational structure]] with highly routine operating tasks achieved through [[specialization]], very formalized rules and regulations, tasks that are grouped into functional departments, centralized authority, narrow spans of control, and decision making that follows the chain of command.
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:[[Bureaucracy]]. An [[organizational structure]] with highly routine operating tasks achieved through [[specialization]], very formalized rules and regulations, tasks that are grouped into functional departments, centralized authority, narrow spans of control, and decision making that follows the chain of command.
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According to [[Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition)]],
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:[[Bureaucracy]]. A form of organization characterized by division of labor, a clearly defined hierarchy, detailed rules and regulations, and impersonal relationships.
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==Related concepts==
 
==Related concepts==
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*[[Workforce Arrangements Quarter]].  
 
*[[Workforce Arrangements Quarter]].  
  
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 31 May 2020

Bureaucracy is an organizational structure with highly routine operating tasks achieved through specialization, very formalized rules and regulations, tasks that are grouped into functional departments, centralized authority, narrow spans of control, and decision making that follows the chain of command.


Definitions

According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),

Bureaucracy. An organizational structure with highly routine operating tasks achieved through specialization, very formalized rules and regulations, tasks that are grouped into functional departments, centralized authority, narrow spans of control, and decision making that follows the chain of command.

According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),

Bureaucracy. A form of organization characterized by division of labor, a clearly defined hierarchy, detailed rules and regulations, and impersonal relationships.


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