Abstract
The author of this paper examines the Roman Catholic Church as a bureaucracy based on Max Weber's theory that modern bureaucracies evolved as a result of the Protestant revolution. The author examines the Roman Catholic church in the light of his own experiences as a Roman Catholic and attempts to show that the church, even though existing long before the Protestant revolution, has all the characteristics of modern bureaucracies.

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"But informally, doing volunteer work, people often do multiple jobs, based not in descriptions but in availability and simply as to what needs to be done at any point in time. Promotion may be based on who seems most committed or has had a family member affected by the illness rather than upon experience or passing a test, and people volunteering for a walk-a-thon are not 'professionals.' This twofold structure of professionalism and voluntary association for enrichment or pleasure is also true of the International Association of Administrative Professionals and American Bowling Congress. I joined the first organization to make professional and personal contacts in my field, and the second for leisure, and while my membership and role may not be functional, rule-governed, or defined, the leadership of these organizations is bureaucratic."

Tags:church, religion, catholic, priest, capitalist, quakerism, hierarchical, office, vocation, organization, professional, primary, secondary

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In this article, the writer discusses security and the impact that bureaucracy has on security and public oversight. The writer examines how security is impacted by the conflict between bureaucracies and their activities and the need for public vigilance of government activities.

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"By its very nature the government represents a set of interrelated bureaucracies which often have overlapping functions. Bureaucracies are often perceived as inherently negative entities in that they are often inflexible, slow to respond to environmental demands for change and entrenched with respect to their continued existence and their capacity to influence policy making. At issue in this report is the question of how security is impacted by the conflict between bureaucracies and their activities and the need for public vigilance that is focused ..."

Tags:security, bureaucracy, oversight, government, public

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Today's organizations, regardless of their business focus, possess qualities of a bureaucratic nature, including excessive paperwork, red tape, and other challenging bottlenecks that can hinder productivity and performance. Consequently, organizations are often limited in their activities and the potential to produce quality results in a timely fashion. The following references from professional journals discuss this dilemma in detail, both within governmental bodies and within the public sector. It demonstrates that modern bureaucracies can serve as both a blessing and a nightmare, depending on the situation.

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"An article by Chang and Turnbull (2002) entitled "Bureaucratic behavior in the local public sector: a revealed preference approach" provides an analysis of the popular opinion that bureaucracies are largely influenced by public spending, and although this concept deserves attention, other theories have been developed that contrast this model. According to the authors, "In the US and other countries with strong democratic institutions, however, local government decisions reflect not only bureaucratic preferences, but also the possibly countervailing effects of the voters in the public decision making process" (192). As a result, it should be noted that strongly democratic nations such as the United States are subject to bureaucratic decisions largely based upon voting preferences and opinions. However, regardless of voter preferences, some bureaucracies still function independently of the citizen vote and objections to the consequences of red tape and excessive paperwork. This viewpoint is only one of many that will be presented in the remainder of this discussion."

Tags:government, quality

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This paper discusses how post-bureaucracy is not the dominant form of organization and contends that what has emerged is a new and different form of bureaucracy. It provides an assessment of the success of the so called 'war on bureaucracy' and how relevant the post-bureaucracy theory is to the contemporary workplace.

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"The rules in bureaucracy refer to how people should carry out their work. The worker has no discretion over how to do their job, he or she must simply carry out his or her tasks and report to their manager or supervisor. They also refer to the general structure of procedures that govern the system of the company, from who should report to who, who works alongside who and who is privy to certain information. Because of these rules there is no discretion in work and no scope for questioning the judgement of authority. Sub-ordinates simply carry out their tasks in the prescribed fashion and report to their superiors."

Tags:Business, Administration, Management, Bureaucracy, Organization, Organizational Behavior, Post-bureaucracy

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A very brief analysis of the role played by bureaucracy in promoting and maintaining the Nazi Holocaust during World War II.

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"The Holocaust is the name given to the murder of millions of Jews, Gypsies, Slavs, political dissidents and others by the Nazis of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. (Chalk and Jonassohn) During the Holocaust, under the so-called Final Solution, special Nazi government and military units under the direction of the SS, rounded up and transported millions of Jews and the other groups targeted for extinction to concentration camps in Europe. A combination of government bureaucrats and military units worked to achieve this final Solution..."

Tags:genocide, Nazis, Holocaust, bureaucracy

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In this article, the writer provides a proposal for a study examining bureaucracy and public vigilance using the newly created Department of Homeland Security.

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"Recent events in the United States including the terrorist attacks of September 11 have created a situation in which the government has expanded its bureaucratic operations to embrace new roles and responsibilities regarding homeland security. Under the umbrella formed by the newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the executive branch has brought together a number of individual agencies charged with various aspects of preventing or responding to threats ..."

Tags:bureaucracy, Department of Homeland Security, public vigilance, terrorism, U.S. government

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A plethora of literature that focuses on different aspects of bureaucracy resonates the same note of Weber that the hegemony of bureaucracy will not diminish in the future. This paper argues that bureaucracy is an indispensable element in modern social and economic organizations because the principles of organization management are founded on the basic tenet of bureaucracy, what Weber calls rationalization.

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This paper reports that even though bureaucracy gives an impression of governmental departments like taxation, and welfare, it is actually found in almost every public spheres. Corporations, churches, the military, labor and trade unions, community centers, schools, hospitals all are essentially facilitated by certain bureaucratic components. Most people take them as important part of their lives, though not readily. However the best part of bureaucracy is that it provides a set of rules and procedures to set everything running in a proper order, transparently, and also ensures consistency and fairness acceptable to all. This paper focuses on evaluating the organizational and power structures while emphasizing the need for refurbishing Human Service Organization in Australia on the lines of bureaucratic organizations.

Introduction
Background
The Bureaucracy - Pros and Cons
The Power
Bureaucracy Concerns
Components of an Organization
Restructuring and Reengineering
Conclusion

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"One of the major administrative foundations for the creation of bureaucracy is the exception principle. Therein only important and complex problems reach the higher ups while trivial routine issues are solved by the people in the lower levels. Programmed decisions are implemented automatically in accordance with the predefined operating procedures and the unusual problems requiring major decisions are routed to the top. This should make the hierarchy more effective. However there are problems related to the delegation and motivation in bureaucracy; delegating authority and power is not an easy task. It requires immense confidence in sub-ordinates and an immaculate efficacy of the system."

Tags:hierarchical, structure, organization, power, control, manager

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This paper offers an analysis of the reasons why bureaucracy is considered a necessary evil. The paper explores bureaucracy as important to the government and is often considered as an agent for implementing the checks and balances within it. The paper presents arguments about the advantages of bureaucracy and the essential role it plays for the improvement of government service for civil society.

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"It is evident that bureaucracy is created carrying with it its advantages for the efficient performance of the government. However, the claim that bureaucracy is a "necessary evil" is best expressed from the point of view of the politicians and elected members of the government. Bureaucracy as a necessary evil may also be the opinion of people who had frustrating experiences working with or seeking help from members of the bureaucratic government. Often termed as "red tape", bureaucracy, instead of promoting efficiency and organization, may also mean the implementation of unnecessary, overcomplicated, even obstructive, official procedures. These are just few of the examples illustrating bureaucracy as a detriment to the smooth processing of government transactions and activities."

Tags:red, tape, politics

Abstract
This is a critique of Sally Seldon's books on the promise of representative bureaucracy. Selden's latest book is called The Promise of Representative Bureaucracy: Diversity and Responsiveness in a Government Agency. This critical work consists of seven chapters. The first chapter is called "Bureaucracy As a Representative Institution," and it outlines the purpose and goals of the work and poses a number of questions about diversity in an organizational structure.

Tags:critique, seldon's book