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title: "Bureaucratic inertia"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureaucratic_inertia"
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Bureaucratic inertia is the supposed tendency of bureaucratic organizations to perpetuate the established procedures and modes, even if they are counterproductive and/or diametrically opposed to established organizational goals. This unchecked growth may continue independently of the organization's success or failure. Through bureaucratic inertia, organizations tend to take on a life of their own beyond their formal objectives.


== See also ==
Bureaucratic drift


== References ==