A clear configuration of the design parameters is described consistently in the research: highly specialized, routine operating tasks; very formalized procedures in the operating core; a proliferation of rules, regulations, and formalized communication throughout the organization; large-sized units at the operating level; reliance on the functional basis for grouping tasks; relatively centralized power for decision-making; and an elaborate administrative structure with sharp distinctions between line and staff. The machine bureaucracy depends primarily on the standardization of its operating work processes for coordination.
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