Social Forces, Vol. 47, No. 4 (Jun., 1969), pp. 413-422 (10 pages) This paper is concerned with certain ideas about bureaucracy presented by Weber and qualified and expanded upon by Blau. Based upon ...

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It’s probably no surprise to anyone that many large organizations struggle with bureaucracy. Too much red tape can slow a company’s ability to respond to market changes and distract it from building ...