Organizational success.

Organizations need to make effective decisions and adopt strategies and structures that lead to efficiency and organizational success. Kretchmar described bureaucracies as vertical structures that are rigid and imprison people causing low morale, restricted creativity and innovation, and slow and poor decisions. Kretchmar also stated that in bureaucracies, employees work on specific tasks, are not aware of overall objectives, and lack accountability. She noted, though, that other researchers stress that bureaucracies have endured for decades and claimed that they will be the preferred structure for organizations of the future. Can bureaucracies encourage good, timely decisions that allow the flexibility needed for organizational efficiency in dynamic, changing environments? Why or why not?