# Early Bureaucracy

Organizational style **(-A-I).**

One of the aging stages of the organizational lifecycle, characterized by internal witch-hunts.

The bad results of the organization’s aging are finally evident and managers start blaming each other for those poor results.

Also known as [Recrimination](https://adizes-institute.gitbook.io/adizes/wiki/recrimination-1) or [Witch-Hunt](https://adizes-institute.gitbook.io/adizes/wiki/witch-hunt-1).