contrabureaucratic

Adjective

contrabureaucratic (not comparable)

1. (organisational theory) Self-consciously rejecting bureaucracy and pursuing alternative modes of organisation.
   • The emergence of these contrabureaucratic organizations calls for a new model of organization that can encompass their alternative practices and aspirations.1979, Joyce Rothschild-Whitt, “The Collectivist Organization: An Alternative to Rational-Bureaucratic Models”, in American Sociological Review, volume 44, number 4, page 509
   • First are contrabureaucratic structures that resist organization that promotes 'the employer viewpoint,' such as universalism.2006, Patricia S. Parker, “Toward an Inclusive Framework for Envisioning Race, Gender, and Leadership”, in Margaret Foegen Karsten, editor, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Workplace: Issues and...