Representative bureaucracy is the concept that a bureaucracy should mirror the society that is serves. This mirrored representation can be by ethnic‚ racial‚ gender‚ or socioeconomic groups. The fundamental belief behind this principle is that a person of a specific constituent group will be an advocate for that group and will ensure that that group is properly served by the government. This advocacy can be passive or active; proponents of a representative bureaucracy state that this advocacy
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Some advantage of bureaucracy: -Clear division of work with boundaries to responsibilities. -Formal (written) rules and procedures resulting in predictability and reutilization. -A well-defined hierarchy of authority. -Appointments to posts based on technical competence. -Formal (written) documentation of actions and decisions. -Bureaucratic control’ system is a strategic was based around internal labor market and the winning of employee commitment through the prospect of long
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sciences . Efficiency in organization is directly linked with its organizational system. This essay firstly will review the characteristics of bureaucracy in organization on base of classical theory. Secondly it will outline the advantages and disadvantages of bureaucracy by focus on Weber’s bureaucratic model. Finally it will discuss why bureaucracy is not always suitable to every organization. Weber’s bureaucratic model: Weber mentioned that his bureaucratic model is an ideal and logical
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THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY Page 1 Representative democracy is what we have in this country. We are seen by many other countries as one of the most well run countries in the world. Our system seems to run very well and there are many advantages of using the system we do. The principal is that the people are represented through their MP who is able to put the views of the constituent to parliament. On the other hand most politicians want to be successful. and this
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of representative democracy? Representative democracy is where the public people vote for and elect a person (called an MP‚ Member or Parliament) to portray and voice the opinions of the area the MP was elected in. They will take the views of their constituency on board when speaking in the House of Commons. A country which uses this is the United Kingdom. One of the advantages of representative democracy is that even with over 60 million people in the
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BUREAUCRACY The word bureaucracy has different meanings to different people. To most people it is negative‚ while to some it is positive. The negative image of bureaucracy comes primarily from the rules and routines often referred to as red tapes‚ that is established by the organizations However most people believe that bureaucrats are insensitive‚ uncaring‚ unthinking‚ aloof‚ unimaginative‚ arrogant and dull. They also believe that bureaucrats are people who have lost any interest in addressing
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What is bureaucracy? The word "bureaucracy" stems from the word "bureau"‚ used from the early 18th century in Western Europe not just to refer to a writing desk‚ but to an office‚ i.e. a workplace‚ where officials worked. 1. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. 2. A state or organization governed or managed according to such a system. 3. An administrative or social system that relies on a set
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Bureaucracy A form of structure to be fond in many large-scale organisations is bureaucracy. Its importance in the development of organisation theory means that it is often regarded as a sub-division under the classical heading. * Main characteristics of Bureaucracy: Weber did not actually define Bureaucracy but did attempt to identify the main characteristics of this type of organisation: * The tasks of the organisation are allocated as official duties among the various positions. * There
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Why is it difficult for the public to accurately make judgments about efficiency and waste in bureaucracies given the political nature of the portrayal of bureaucracy in general? Public opinion is exactly what it lends itself to be. The difficulty exists with public opinion about how the bureaucracy works is mainly due to the fact that the average person is not informed. This paper elaborates on that fact. It is easy for the public to say that they are not happy with government spending‚ assignments
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Introduction: Bureaucracy literally called ‘rule by officials’‚ which is an administrative machinery of the government. Accordance with the division of functions and positions‚ hierarchical management principles established system of administrative power. Bureaucratic systems were to be structured hierarchically‚ with those at the top having far greater power and discretion than those at the bottom. There are four structural concepts are central to any definition of bureaucracy: 1. A well-defined
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