MENTAL MODEL · M12544

Commandery-County System

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CORE DEFINITION

Abolish the feudal system (where vassals were local lords), establish commanderies and counties, with officials directly appointed and removed by the central government, and governed by rotating officials. The logic of open strategy: centralization / flattening. It opened a direct control chain from the center to the locality, eliminating the independence of the intermediate layer (the vassals).

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Direct operation system. When a company grows and agents or branches begin to establish their own domains, implement the "Commandery-County System." Convert franchises to direct operations, or take back financial and personnel rights from various regions, establishing the headquarters' control that reaches down to the grassroots.

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An administrative division and bureaucratic system in which local officials are directly appointed, assessed, and transferred by the central government, replacing hereditary fiefs, thereby strengthening centralization and the uniformity of decrees.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Use it to analyze the trade-off between centralization and decentralization in organizations. When designing hierarchical management, ensure control through appointment and assessment. Compare the pros and cons of federal and unitary systems.

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