Abstract
Because of the nouveau and rapidly growing interests in, and acceptance of, de-bureaucratization (popularly called "deregulation" in Nigeria), as a more attractive organization concept than bureaucratization, the central concern of this paper is an identification and objective analysis of bureau-pathologies in de-bureaucratic public organizations in Nigeria, in response to those of bureaucratic organizations which have already been analysed in the literature. The major and prevalent bureau-pathologies identified and analyzed are inconsistency and unpredictability, informality and denials, unlimited or uncircumscribed flexibility, personalization, limitation of de-categorization, laziness, and goal displacement. Their effects can be summarized as the prevalence of worrying degree of arbitrariness which distorts effective operations in Nigerian public organizations. The paper recommends the promotion of a higher level of certainty in Nigerian public organizations, through more effective and strict implementation of the avowed limited or adequate rules available.
Recommended Citation
Imhanlahimi, Joseph E.
(2006)
"Pathologies in De-Bureaucratic Public Organizations in Nigeria,"
Journal of African Policy Studies: Vol. 12:
No.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/joaps/vol12/iss2/3