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1Bureaucratic Organisation StructureBUREAUCRATIC ORGANISATION STRUCTUREBy (name)Faculty of businessProfessor (tutor)Name of school (university)AustraliaDate
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2Bureaucratic Organisation StructureIntroductionBureaucracy precisely means an administrative system that heavily relies on rules, proceduresand policies and a hierarchical system that is specific. United Parcel (UPS), commonly referred to as "Brown Giant" is deemed the most significant packet delivery firm. Indisputably, a leading firm won't be invisible from the public eye[ CITATION Mor06 \l 1033 ]. UPS has delivered numberless parcels to my relatives and close friends, and this is how I learned about it, the primary reason being its positive reputation. This essay looks into a bureaucratic organization, describes its main tasks and goals and analyses its aspects such as centralization, formalization, complexity as well as the dysfunctions of its bureaucracy if any.The organizationPurposeUnited Parcel Service is a firm that specializes in package delivery as well as transportation and logistics services. It was founded by James Casey under the name American Messenger Company based in Washington[ CITATION Ste14 \l 1033 ]. This company aims at remaining relevant as well as being the leading package delivery firm in the world serving over 200 countries. It is a company that seeks to be the expert in all the operation areas in package delivery.StructureCentralization and formalizationIn an organizational perspective, centralization is a process in which organization activities regarding decision-making and strategic planning are concentrated in a particular location or group. This aims at leaving the power at the higher levels of the organizational hierarchy. Formalization, on the other hand, means a situation whereby the managers spell out the
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3Bureaucratic Organisation Structureprocedures, rules, and responsibilities for organizational units, teams, individual employees and the whole of the organization. This leads to the development of relationships, operating procedures and processes resulting to bureaucracy and centralization[ CITATION Jon07 \l 1033 ].Complexity means the tendency of having several stakeholders which are interdependent and interconnected technology systems for information and organizational structure[ CITATION Rob06 \l 1033 ]. In few words, it is the differentiation degree in an organization.United Parcel Services is a package delivery company that is based in Atlanta in the United States of America. It was founded by Jim Casey and Claude Ryan back in the year 1907, and up to date, it remains the world's leading logistics and transportation company. It has more than 400, 000 employees recording an annual turnover of more than $45 billion earning a net income of $2.15 billion. This company delivers more than 16 million documents and packages to 6.1 million clients in more than 200 countries worldwide. It deploys 100, 000 motor vehicles and 500 aircraft daily.Its organizational structure is set up by a management committee that has the responsibility ofdaily management. The committee operates from 12 focuses within UPS. This structure comprises of the Chairman and the chief executive officer who is usually in charge of the whole function in the operation of UPS. The CEO holds the responsibility of expanding the UPS as well as the creation of new lines for a business that helps to complement the global package delivery of packages of the company.The chief operating officer monitors all the operations and package delivery globally. The senior vice president of the global sales and marketing directs customer relationship management, electronic commerce, product development and customer service. It also has a senior vice president of sustainability and supply chain who oversees the environmental
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