Goal Displacement Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

Goal displacement is

• A) the tendency for workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems.
• B) a principal of organizational life according to which each individual within a hierarchy tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence.
• C) overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.
• D) the process by which a group, organization, or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic.

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Definitions:

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