EVALUATION OF BUREAUCRACY AND EMPLOYEE’S PRODUCTIVITY IN CIVIL SERVICE IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The paper discussed bureaucracy and employee’s productivity in civil service. The problem of bureaucracy in the light of its impact on civil service worker’s productivity with a focus on the inherent impact of bureaucracy on worker’s performance. The paper exposed the view that the degree of administrative efficiency and success have been hampered and decreased by bureaucratic systems. In addition, it claimed that the civil service has a relationship between bureaucratic systems and low productivity. The research investigated the application of bureaucratic philosophy in civil service to the development of employee productivity. There was also a major bureaucratic trend that affected the productivity of workers. It is also proposed, inter alia, that professional and trained employees should be working in civil service at all levels and that their appointments and promotions should be based on merit and expertise as laid down by bureaucratic standards. The study concluded that for the productivity of employees to be high, the amount of procedural values needs to be minimized.