Important features of Bureaucratic Administration: Insistence on following standard rules: There should not governed by the personnel preferences of the employer but it should be governed by the standard rules which provides equality in the treatment of subordinates and continuity and predictability of action. Systematic division of work: Increases production by improving efficiency and saving time in changing over from one job to another. Principle of hierarchy followed: Each lower officer is under the control and supervision of a higher one. Not necessary for the individual to have knowledge of and training in the application of These form the basis on which legitimacy is granted to his authority. Administrative acts, decisions and rules are recorded in writing: makes the organization independent of people besides making peoples understanding more accurate. is rational personnel administration: people are selected on the basis of their credentials and merit and are paid according to their option in their hierarchy, promotions are made systematically and there is on winning peoples loyalty and commitment. Contributions and limitations of bureaucracy: Contributions: Bureaucracy can be viewed as the logical extension of management when it becomes impossible for one person to fulfill all managerial functions which has enabled most modern large scale organizations which require functionally specialized staff to train and control the people with heterogeneous backgrounds and to delegate specific responsibilities and functions to them.
Important features of Bureaucratic Administration: Insistence on following standard rules: There should not governed by the personnel preferences of the employer but it should be governed by the standard rules which provides equality in the treatment of subordinates and continuity and predictability of action. Systematic division of work: Increases production by improving efficiency and saving time in changing over from one job to another. Principle of hierarchy followed: Each lower officer is under the control and supervision of a higher one. Not necessary for the individual to have knowledge of and training in the application of These form the basis on which legitimacy is granted to his authority. Administrative acts, decisions and rules are recorded in writing: makes the organization independent of people besides making peoples understanding more accurate. is rational personnel administration: people are selected on the basis of their credentials and merit and are paid according to their option in their hierarchy, promotions are made systematically and there is on winning peoples loyalty and commitment. Contributions and limitations of bureaucracy: Contributions: Bureaucracy can be viewed as the logical extension of management when it becomes impossible for one person to fulfill all managerial functions which has enabled most modern large scale organizations which require functionally specialized staff to train and control the people with heterogeneous backgrounds and to delegate specific responsibilities and functions to them.
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