Introduction:
Distinctions and similarities between bureaucratic and patron-client organizations include similarities and differences between the main models of organized crime. Knowing these similarities and differences is important for understanding organized crime
Comparisons in Organizational Structures:
In order to understand the relationship between these bureaucratic, patron – client and criminal organizational models it is first necessary to define and examine them individually. In some ways they are quite similar in that the ultimate power and responsibility is concentrated in the upper echelons. How that translates down through the organization varies. Additionally, most organizations contain elements of both structural designs.
Bureaucratic organizations
Most organizations contain elements of the top ...
