Bureaucratic Management

Theory

Ibrahim Ali
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Objectives

Introduction of View Builders

What is Bureaucratic Management
Characteristics of bureaucratic
management
Recommendation
 View Builders Private
Limited
privately held construction (limited liability)
company that specializes in residential
developments, resort developments and
other major construction related services.

The company was established in 2004.

Company structure was divided into three

main departments
 Bureaucratic
Management
Developed by Max Weber (1864-1920), a German
professor of sociology.
contained two essential elements, including
structuring an organization into a hierarchy and having
clearly defined rules to help govern an organization
and its members.

work is very formalized, with many routines, policies,

procedures and standards.

they specify the best ways to accomplish

organizational tasks
The defining characteristics of bureaucratic
management

1. Clear division of labour: Jobs are well defined and

employees become highly skilled at performing them.

2. Clear hierarchy of authority: Responsibilities and

authority are highly defined for each position and each
position reports to a higher level one.
 The defining characteristics of
bureaucratic management

3. Formal rules and procedures: Written guidelines

direct behavior and decisions in jobs and written files are
kept for historical records.

4. Impersonality: rules and procedures are impartially

and uniformly applied with no one receiving preferential
treatment.

5. Careers based on merit: workers are selected and

prompted on ability and performance. Managers are
responsible for the career employees in the organization.
Recommendation

Job descriptions should include all facets of an employee held position.

people should occupy positions because of their performance, not

because of their social standing. Training and qualification is the

number one requisite.

Rules regulate all matters abstractly.
i.e. no one is special

Managers must create a well defined system of rules, standard

operating procedures, and norms so that they can effectively control

behavior within an organization.

References

Jones, G.R., George, J.M (2009). The Evolution of

Management Thought. Contemorary Management (pp
38-71). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.