What are the characteristics and disadvantages of bureaucracy?

According to whether management power is highly concentrated in one person's hands, it can be divided into paternalistic management and bureaucratic management.

1, the characteristics of paternalistic management: the power of organization A is concentrated in the hands of the top leader; B unclear division of labor and unclear responsibilities; C cronyism, people set up; D there are no strict management procedures and no rules to follow; E lifelong system.

Patriarchal management is suitable for the traditional society with small organization scale and underdeveloped division of labor. The quality of management is influenced by personal experience and quality. With the development of social productive forces, the division of labor has become more and more detailed, and large-scale social organizations have gradually emerged. Therefore, it is impossible to rely entirely on personal experience to manage. Paternalistic management has not adapted to the development of modern society and has been gradually replaced by a new management method-bureaucracy.

2. The characteristics of bureaucratic management: a, there is a set of activity rules recognized and strictly enforced by the members of the organization; B, clear division of functions; C, hierarchical management power; D, specialization of work rules; E. The relationship between departments and employees is an institutionalized working relationship; F, management power comes from the position, and not attached to specific individuals.

The advantages of bureaucracy are clear division of labor, clear responsibilities and meritocracy, which can improve work efficiency and ensure the development of organizational activities. Therefore, most modern social organizations adopt bureaucratic management. However, bureaucracy also has its shortcomings. Its biggest disadvantage is that it ignores people's initiative, only emphasizes acting according to rules, and behavior is bound by rules, rather than flexibility and adaptability, which easily leads to bureaucracy.