<Li> Hiring people with particular, certified qualifications supports regular and continuous execution of the assigned duties . </Li> <P> Weber notes that these three aspects "...constitute the essence of bureaucratic administration...in the public sector . In the private sector, these three aspects constitute the essence of a bureaucratic management of a private company ." </P> <P> Main principles (characteristics): </P> <Ol> <Li> Specialized roles </Li> <Li> Recruitment based on merit (e.g., tested through open competition) </Li> <Li> Uniform principles of placement, promotion, and transfer in an administrative system </Li> <Li> Careerism with systematic salary structure </Li> <Li> Hierarchy, responsibility and accountability </Li> <Li> Subjection of official conduct to strict rules of discipline and control </Li> <Li> Supremacy of abstract rules </Li> <Li> Impersonal authority (e.g., office bearer does not bring the office with him) </Li> <Li> Political neutrality </Li> </Ol>

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