Bureaucracy Organization characterized by hierarchical chains of
command and power, each with its own separate function. The organization is
governed by rules accepted by the members in order for efficient mass
administration. [IRW] A formal organization with defined objectives, a
hierarchy of specialized roles and systematic processes of direction and
administration. Bureaucracy is found in earlier times in history, for example
in administration of agricultural irrigation systems, the Roman army, the
Catholic church, but it becomes most prominent in the large-scale
administration of agencies of the modern state and modern business
corporations. [DP] |