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Germany Bureaukratic
Italy Burocrazia
England Bureaucracy
• In1788 the dictionary on France academy accepted
the word as ‘Power’ influence of the hands of staff
of the government,
• 1830 German dictionary defined its as a authority of
power.
• Meaning of bureaucracy-
Bureaucracy
Bureau- Crazia-Greek
Franch word word
Writing
Rules
table
Desk Government or
Table administration
• Two types of Bureaucracy-
1. Bureau- rationality
2. Bureau-Pathology
• When bureaucracy work properly than it called
Bureau-rationality.
• When bureaucracy does not work in a proper way
than it called Bureau- Pathology.
• Definition of Bureaucracy-
• According to Finer- Bureaucracy is a professional
body of officers, recruitment ,paid and skilled.
• According to almond and powel- Bureaucracy is an
organization by which rulers and rule makers try to
establish their decision.
Max Weber’s Bureaucracy
• Max weber was the pioneer of Bureaucracy. In 1864
he was born in Germany. He developed the
bureaucracy on concept of power and authority.
• Max weber wrote a book on the concern of power and
authority. The name of book is-’ Essays on the
sociology’.
• According to Max weber in every organization there
will be power and authority.
• Power- It means the ability to enforce people to obey
commend, regarding of their resistance.
• Authority- It is right to do.
• There are three types of authority-
• Traditional authority-It maintains the delegation of
authority from generation to generation. Example-
The son of the emperor.
• Charismatic authority- The authority come from
extra-ordinary personality and super natural power.
Ex- Mashatha Gandhi,
• Legal Rational authority- The authority must selects
by the proper rules and regulations. Ex- Bangladesh
government elected by the democratic way.
Characteristics of bureaucracy
• Max Weaber gave the 6 principles of bureaucracy-
• 1)Division of work\specialization
• 2)Hierarchy
• 3)Rules and Regulation
• 4)Impersonality
• 5)Careerism
• 6)Management by objective
• Division of work\ Specelization- Division of work
means a divided a work in different group or sector.
• Specialization means right person in right place.
• Positive effect-
• 1)It is economical and cost effective.
• Negative effect-
• 1)The workers become isolated from the total
organizational goals.
Hierarchy- Each office under control of
supervision of a higher one. Ex-
• Bangladesh Secretariat
Ministry
Hierarchy Political Head
Secretary Administrative
Head
Additional Secretary
Join Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Assistant Secretary