established organizational forms, Weberian bureaucracy and Mintzberg's adhocracy. More particularly, building on the four …

interactions with local agents change the way that citizens view them. Similarly, a mid-tier officer in a bureaucratic hierarchy … intra-bureaucracy information is more transparent. In other words, transparency may do more harm than good. We conduct a … case study of the Chinese bureaucracy and provide supportive evidence …

’s political hierarchy. While the literature has discussed the roles of administrative centers, several important questions remain … advantages of the provincial capitals did not persist if they lost their political status, (2) political hierarchy shaped …

hierarchy and bureaucracy can hinder both. This article presents the find- ings of a study that examined the negative impact of … overemphasis on hierarchy and bureaucracy on organizational agility and decision-making. Results showed that organizations that … empha- size bureaucracy and hierarchy experienced slower decision-making processes and were less agile than those that did …