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An Empirical Study of Bureaucratic and Post-Bureaucratic Characteristics in 90 Workplaces

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  • Malin Bolin

    (Umeå University)

  • Annika Härenstam

    (Göteborg University)

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The aim of the study was to explore bureaucratic and post-bureaucratic characteristics of organizational structure. A further aim was to investigate whether differences were related to types of industries. Eight organizational characteristics were measured, based on interviews with local managers at 90 workplaces in a broad sample of industries in mid-Sweden. The study showed that post-bureaucratic as well as bureaucratic characteristics coexisted in most workplaces. The results are not in accordance with the rhetoric that considers bureaucracy obsolete in contemporary organizations. Significant differences were revealed between industries in seven of the eight characteristics.

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  • Malin Bolin & Annika Härenstam, 2008. "An Empirical Study of Bureaucratic and Post-Bureaucratic Characteristics in 90 Workplaces," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 29(4), pages 541-564, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:29:y:2008:i:4:p:541-564
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X08096228
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