bureaucratization (noun, bu-reau-crat-i-za-tion, \ bjʊˈrɑːkrətəˈzeɪʃən \)
Definition: is a tendency shown by a company’s management to introduce regulations that allow it to control and manage the employees with more power, forcing them to follow a strict set of rules that cover their duties and responsibilities. Bureaucratization may decrease the employees’ moral and can result in an unhealthy workplace atmosphere. On the plus side, this process allows for a more efficient decision-making process and offers upper management more control over the day-to-day operations of the company.
In a Sentence:
- After opening the fourth branch in the Tri-State area, OpenDL started the bureaucratization process, leaving its employees guessing on whether it will make their lives better or worse.
- The upper management of a company has to be extremely professional if it wants to use bureaucratization to control every single aspect of its operations.
- The common people are suffering from the ever-increasing bureaucratization process occurring in go in the latter, with more and more regulations being added each year.
Synonyms and related words: formalization, bureaucracy, centralization, bureaucratic organization
