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Adhocracy Concept
Adhocracy is an expression written by
Alvin Tofler and popularized by Robert Waterman with the book "Adhocracy
- The Power to Change" and is correspondent to the opposite of
bureaucracy: while
bureaucracy places the emphasis on the accuracy of
routines, Adhocracy places the emphasis on the simplification of
processes and the adaptation of the organization to each particular
situation. Robert Waterman defines it as any form of organization that
cuts with al characteristic processes of bureaucratic
organizations
related with the research and analyses of new opportunities, problems
resolution and obtainment of results.
Adhocracy is, so, applicable to any
organization that breaks with the traditional bureaucratic standards,
generally prevalent in companies in its maturity phase. The goal of
Adhocracy is the detection of new opportunities, problems resolution and
obtainment of results through the encouragement of individual creativity
as path to the organizational renewal.
The main characteristics of an Adhocratic
organization are the following:
- Organizational
structure markedly
organic;
- Little formalization of procedures and
behaviors;
- Work specialization based on training;
- Coordination and control executed by its
own work teams;
- Low level of standardization of
processes;
- High level of decentralization;
- Some blurring of roles;
- Some difficulty in formal communication.
Translated from Portuguese
by Susana Saraiva, Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese translation
specialist. Contact: spams@sapo.pt.
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