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Professional bureaucracy

In the professional bureaucracy, highly skilled professionals perform very complex tasks according to strict standards.
Some of the standardization is achieved via the professionalization, giving the professionals some decision authority, but they comply with complex professional standards.
Other characteristics are high complexity, decentralization, and internal professional standards, e.g. codes of conduct or legislation.
Examples would be medical clinics, law firms, or accounting partnerships.