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BUREAUCRACY AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATION (Part 1) - Coggle Diagram
BUREAUCRACY AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATION (Part 1)
Introduction
Organizations are the products of individual human actions which carry special meaning and significance to those who act (Denhardt, 2011)
Public organizations are the state’s agents for public collective action (Shepherd, 2003)
Types of Organization
Agencies- delivers public programs, good or services with partial degree of independence
Public enterprise- agencies that deliver public programs, goods or services but operated independently
Core government – Ministries and departments
BUREAUCRACY
Bureaucracy originated from the French word ‘bureau’ – desk and ‘cratie’ – denoting a kind of government.
It is a large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions.
A body of non-elective officials and an administrative policy making group (Merriam Webster Dictionary, 2016)
A policy making arm of the government (Henry, 1995)
Definition
A type of organization designed to accomplish large scale administrative tasks by systematically coordinating the work of many individuals (Blau & Meyer, 1988)
A specific form of social organization for administrative purposes (Nigro& Nigro, 1989)
A specific form of organizational behavior: hierarchy, sub-division, specialization, fixed way of doing things and professionalization (Dimock,1983)
In ordinary usage, Bureaucracy refers to a complex, specialized organization composed of non- elected, highly trained professional administrators on a full time basis to perform administrative tasks and services (Johnson, 2005)
Bureaucracy is the collective organizational, procedures, protocols, and set of regulations in place to manage activity, usually in large organizations and government (Final exam).
Bureaucracy is a social mechanism that maximizes efficiency and effectiveness in administration.
A bureaucracy is a form of organization in which officeholders have defined positions and (usually) titles. Formal rules specify the duties of the officeholders. Personal distinctions are usually discouraged by the rules.