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By OGUNGBOLA, Olusiji Adebayo (Ph.D).

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This study aims to examine the impact of bureaucratic structures on the governmental organizations performance. The objective of this paper is to highlight and reinforce the indispensability of the Weberian bureaucratic principles to the effective functioning of public sector organization. Content analytical approach was used as a method of research. Weber’s theorization on bureaucracy had suffered several criticisms from scholars; however, the contributions remain unassailable. Using this model as benchmark, the paper attempted an explorative expedition of the Civil service in the countries understudy and examined the extent of conformity with bureaucratic structures and operations. The paper observed that the search for efficiency in the public bureaucracy has been a very huge task with one reform committee replacing the other from 1934 to date. The noticeable features of the various reforms efforts via their reports attempts at organizational development and measures targeted at enhancing good governance and managerial capacity. Weber’s characterization (Legal-rational authority) of bureaucracy underscores the essence of these reform initiatives and it also constitutes the fulcrum of the public bureaucracy in Britain and Nigeria. The paper recommended among others, a reduction of government cabinet agencies/departments; collaboration of intergovernmental exchanges and objective implementation of the principle of federal character (Quota system) by entrenching merit while seeking to achieve proportional geo-political representation as obtainable in developed countries. Key Words: Bureaucratic structures; Civil service; Governmental organizations’ performance; Bureaucratic decentralization and organizational development

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