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The bureaucratic form of government is so prevalent in public agencies and tends to result in a slower-paced, less customer-oriented organization (e.g., the Social Security Administration or the Post Office). Explain how the bureaucratic organizational structure affects the motivation of its employees and how the study of organizational behavior can address some of these affects.

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Bureaucratic Form of Government:

Bureaucratic form of management is the form of organization which involves the incorporation of a formal system which has its basis upon hierarchical stages and roles with an aim of efficiency maintenance as well as enhancing effectiveness of an organization. Bureaucracy involves the act of dividing labor which is applied to an administration. An organizational structure is considered to be a continuous hierarchy with each available level being a subject that should be controlled by the available level above it. Every position ...

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