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This book does not present a chapter with “Conclusion” as its title. After all, the characterization of the Automated Bureaucracy and its variations that was made in the previous two chapters can be considered the conclusion of this work – in the broadest sense, taking into account the organizational structure approach and the vision of this author, a possible conclusion to several studies that have been conducted in recent years on changes in organizations. Thus, a specific chapter dealing with conclusions is not necessary. Some final comments, however, should be made to clarify certain issues. Specifically, it can be made observations on the existence of the Automated Bureaucracy, its positive and negative aspects, the limitations of this study and its relation with other important topics in Management and Sociology studies.
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Beyond this warning made by structuralist scholars, it is important to consider the criticisms made to the Configuration School. The Automated Bureaucracy, the model here presented, was influenced by such School and, thus, it is subject to the same criticisms. Likewise, it is subject to defenses presented by Henry Mintzberg (MINTZBERG, Henry, AHLSTRAND, Bruce e LAMPEL, Joseph. Safári de estratégia: um roteiro pela selva do planejamento estratégico. Porto Alegre: Bookman, 2000).
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This aspect is discussed in Chap. 8, in the item dedicated to Network Organization.
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This fact is alerted by Henry Mintzberg as a defense of the Configuration School in the face of some criticisms (MINTZBERG, Henry, AHLSTRAND, Bruce e LAMPEL, Joseph. Safári de estratégia: um roteiro pela selva do planejamento estratégico. Porto Alegre: Bookman, 2000).
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This aspect is discussed in Chap. 10, considering mainly SENNETT, Richard. A corrosão do caráter. Rio de Janeiro: Record, 1999.
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The Brazilian case is worth being mentioned. In that country, compensatory social measures have not been used like in developed countries (See, for instance: GARCIA, Fernando Coutinho. A crise asiática e os desafios da concertazione social no Brasil. In: PIMENTA, Solange Maria (org). Recursos humanos, uma dimensão estratégica. Belo Horizonte: UFMG, 1999).
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Oliveira, N. (2012). Final Comments. In: Automated Organizations. Contributions to Management Science. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2759-0_12
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