Why Doesn't a Bureaucracy Stop Functioning When an Individual Bureaucrat

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't a bureaucracy stop functioning when an individual bureaucrat retires or dies?

• A)Any individual bureaucrat's duties are not very important.
• B)Each bureaucrat simply fills a position and can be replaced
• C)Bureaucracies are highly flexible and quickly adapt to change.
• D)All bureaucracies have multiple people performing the same job.

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Definitions:

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