Question 1A

In my opinion, the possibility of the abolition of bureaucracy is very difficult but not impossible. Bureaucracy is arguably the most efficient and a rational way in governing and organizing human activity and it is indispensable and actively in used in the modernization of this world. Bureaucracy according to Max Weber has 6 ideal rules; it covers a fixed area of activity which is governed by rules, an organizational hierarchy, actions based on written documents, professional training, full compliance from officials to work, and the office rules are followed by the authority(Richard Swedberg,2005). In a bureaucratic organization, it is ideal that employees complete their job given they follow the standardized rules. Bureaucracy in other words, office rules to steer organization in detailed steps to help the organization achieve its purpose. If bureaucracy were to be abolished, managers would lose authority over their subordinates allowing everyone to simply behave as they please.
Weber mentioned that “the needs of mass administration make it today completely indispensable”. An organization would be more efficient when division of labor is divided in their respective ways to people specialized in the work they are doing and then other issues to be solved by another specialist that handles the specific matter. With bureaucracy, the standard operating procedure is complied by everyone to create an efficient organization. This shortens the decision making time because the rules had set the procedures to handle respective tasks. As result, an organization that is already accustomed to bureaucracy, it is very difficult to abolish bureaucracy and then to manage the organization in a new management system. Abolishment of the bureaucracy will cause confusions in administrating work forces and confusion in work processes, thus, delayed decision making.