Bureaucratic organization is a subfield of classical management that emphasizes impersonal, rational management through elements like clearly defined authority, responsibility, formal recordkeeping, and separation of management and ownership. Key characteristics include a clear division of labor, a hierarchy of authority, formal rules and procedures, impartiality, and careers based on merit. Expected advantages are efficiency, while possible disadvantages include red tape, rigidity, and resistance to change.

1. By: JANICE V. LOMBRIO
BUREAUCRATIC
ORGANIZATION

2. BUREAUCRATIC
ORGANIZATION
• A SUBFIELD OF THE CLASSICAL
MGT. PERSPECTIVE THAT
EMPHASIZED MANAGEMENT ON AN
IMPERSONAL,RATIONAL BASIS
THROUGH SUCH ELEMENTS AS
CLERLY DEFINED AUTHORITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY,FORMAL
RECORDKEEPING, AND SEPARATION
OF MGT AND OWNERSHIP.

3. CHARACTERISTICS
• CLER DIVISION OF LABOR-
JOBS ARE WELL DEFINED, AND
WORKERS BECOME HIGHLY SKILLED AT
PERFORMING THEM.
• CLEAR HIERARCHY OF AUTHORITY-
AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ARE
WELL DEFINED FOR EACH POSITION, AND
EACH POSITION REPORTS TO A HIGHER
LEVEL ONE

4. • FORMAL RULES AND PROCEDURES –
WRITTEN GUIDELINES DIRECT BEHAVIOR
AND DECISIONS IN JOBS, AND WRITTEN
FILES ARE KEPT FOR HISTORICAL
RECORD.
• IMPERSONLITY
- RULES AND PROCEDURES ARE
IMPARTIALLY AND UNIFORMLY APPLIED
WITH NO ONE RECEIVING PREFERENTIL
TREATMENT

5. • CAREERS BASED ON MERIT
WORKERS ARE SELECTED AND
PROMOTED ON ABILITY AND
PERFORMANCE, AND MNAGERS ARE
CAREERS EPLOYEES OF THE
ORGANIZATION.

6. B U R E A U C R A C Y
E X P E C T E D A D V A N T A G E S
E F F I C I E N C Y
R E D T A P E
P O S S I B L E D I S A D V A N T A G E S
R E D T A P E
R I G I D I T Y
R E S I S T A N C E