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Assess the view that bureaucracy is the most efficient form of organization.
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Assess the view that bureaucracy is the most efficient form of organization "The bureaucratization of society will, according to all available knowledge, some day triumph over capitalism, in our civilisation just as in ancient civilisations. In our civilisation also the "anarchy of production" will be supplanted in due course by an economic and social system similar to that typical of the Late Roman Empire, and even more so of the "New Kingdom" in Egypt or the sway of the Ptolemy's" (Gesammelte Aufsatze zur Sozial-und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, p.277) When people hear the word bureaucracy several concepts come into their minds: government, red tape, paper work, corruption and the accumulation of power. These are just a few misconceptions that people have. A definition from a sociology dictionary defines bureaucracy as "A type of organization which administration is based upon impersonal, written rules and a hierarchy of offices. Domination based upon written rules, recruitment based upon qualification and offices that are impersonal and clearly distinguished from incumbents." (Jary and Jary, 2000)....
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