TY - JOUR
AU - Shenkar, Oded
AB - Is bureaucracy inevitable? Can an organization exist without a specialized division of labour and multiple rules, and escape the problems associated with bureaucracy? The present paper discusses the Chinese experience in 'eliminating' bureaucracy throughout history, particularly in the Cultural Revolution. The consequences of this attempt and its aftermath suggest that bureaucratic rules and specialization are inevitable, and that we should try to improve rather than eliminate bureaucracy.
TI - Is Bureaucracy Inevitable? The Chinese Experience
JF - Organization Studies: An international multidisciplinary journal devoted to the Studies of organizations, organizing, and the organized in and between societies
DO - 10.1177/017084068400500401
DA - 1984-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/is-bureaucracy-inevitable-the-chinese-experience-90eGeS8sBs
SP - 289
EP - 306
VL - 5
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -