Bureaucratic Model of Management

Bureaucratic management may be described as "a formal system of organization based on clearly defined hierarchical levels and roles in order to maintain efficiency and effectiveness."

Bureaucratic Theory was developed by a German Sociologist and political economist Max Weber (1864-1920). According to him, bureaucracy is the most efficient form of organization. The organization has a well-defined line of authority. It has clear rules and regulations which are strictly followed.

Max Weber develop the bureaucratic model of the organisation which is most rational means of caring out of imperative control over the Human being.

Management Responsibility is based on the person demonstrative ability to hold the position.

Weber's view of bureaucracy (or bureaucratic management) was a system of power where leaders exercise control over others -- a system based on discipline

Bureaucracy as most efficient form of management model that can be used most effectively for complex organisation, such as- Govt. organisation, Military Organisations etc.

The characteristics or features of Bureaucratic model are as follows :-

# Administration through well defined rules.

# Assignment of activities to individual fixed duties.

# Fixed salary based on status or rank rather or the work perform and guaranteed pension as security for old age.

# There are Formal and Impersonal relations among the member of the organisation.

# There is a high degree of Division of Labour and Specialization.

# There is a well defined Hierarchy of Authority.

# It follows the principle of Rationality, Objectively and Consistency.

# Interpersonal relations are based on positions and not on personalities.

# There are well defined Rules and Regulations. These rules must be strictly followed.

# The rules and procedure are decided for works , So that the management process become easy.

# The duties and responsibilities of each job are clearly defined. There is no Question of overlapping.

# The selection process and promotion process are based on merit and expertise, there is optimum utilization of resources.

# The enterprises does not suffer if some persons are not available.

Bureaucratic organisation is a very rigid type of organisation. It does not give importance to human relations. It is suitable for government organisations. It is also suitable for organisations where change is very slow. It is appropriate for static organisations.

# This System Suffer from too much of paper work.

# It has rigidity.# The employs does not develop belong ness to the organisation. # Lack of growth of employs because of excessive rules & regulation .

Bureaucratic organisation is criticised because of the following reasons :-

# There will be unnecessary delay in decision-making due to formalities and rules.

# There is difficulty in coordination and communication.

# There is limited scope for Human Resource (HR).

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