Need for bureaucracy.(Opinion & Editorial)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: April 23, 2004 | Copyright information

OFTEN enough the word bureaucracy is used to mean its dysfunctional aspects and not its advantages. Small groups do not need bureaucracy but once the group is larger than a face-to-face group, then bureaucracy is essential. The original French word meant a cabinet or a set of drawers one on top of the other. This is a characteristic of a large organization; that it has to have a pecking order or hierarchy of authority besides having a purpose to the organization. Sometimes this purpose is called standards because it often is not explicit or consciously adverted to, ...

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