Concept of Bureaucracy and Principles and Problems of Personnel Administration

Bureaucracy and its derivations in various forms present a problem of semantics. It may refer to a collective designation for men and women in government service, or it may refer to officials uncontrolled by popular will. Alternatively, it may mean a system where procedure is given precedence over substance, or it might refer to delay and red tape, etc. What the author wants to convey when he talks of bureaucracy is to be judged from the context. "The tyranny of words is nowhere better exhibited than in the use of this word." In this informative article, it is intended to use the word to mean the mass of government officials without any value associations.