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Written Rights & Responsibility
In a bureaucratic organization, rules & guidelines are all written down on paper, and employees
are expected to work within the confines of this rules & guidelines. Job & departmental
responsibilities are also stated clearly, and employees are to work within their specified areas. It is a cardinal principal that the incumbent in this position should never overstep the bounds of his
authority.
Hierarchical Order of Authority
The organization has a order of hierarchy and the division of power involves the ranking of
offices to provide a clear chain of command. In bureaucracies, the hierarchy is also typically
complex leading to many levels providing a highly differentiated structure of authority.
Formal Appointment / Promotion
Appointments & Promotion of officers are formal, with specific titles and power which come
from the office assigned to them.
Expert./ Technical Training
Employees are employed base on their technical competency in their position of employment.
Factors like luck, favoritism or personal connection should play no part in the postion the
officials attains; advancement should be decided by expertise and ability alone.
Fixed Monetary Salaries
Employees are paid on a pre-agreed salary between the employer and employee. Salaries are tied
to a pay grade system, with all employees in a certain pay grade drawing similar amount of
salary. As they are promoted, they move forward in the pay grade, drawing a fixed salary for that
particular position.
Administration as a Full-time Occupation
Labour in the organization is divided into various portions, with a group of people doing fully
administrative work.
Separation of Office and Person
All dealings within the bureaucracy and with clients should be conducted on the basis of equal
treatment according to procedural routine. The objective conduct of business should be free from
any personal feelings.
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