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List the features of an ideal bureaucratic structure according to Max Weber

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i. Job — specialization: Jobs are broken into simple, routine and well defined tasks.
ii. Authority hierarchy: Positions are organized in a hierarchy, each lower one controlled by and supervised by a higher one.
iii. Formal selection: All organization members be selected on the basis of technical qualifications demonstrated by training, education or exams.
iv. Rules and regulations.- To ensure uniformity and to regulate the actions of employees, managers must depend upon company’s rules.
v. Impersonality.- Rules and controls are applied uniformly. Avoiding involvement of personalities and personnel preferences.
vi. Career orientation: Managers are professionals and not owners of units they manage. They work for fixed salaries and pursue their careers within their organizations.

Titany answered the question on September 7, 2021 at 08:46

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