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# 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](/adizes/wiki/recrimination-1.md) or [Witch-Hunt](/adizes/wiki/witch-hunt-1.md).