In Weber's View of a Bureaucratic Organization,the Role of Bureaucrats

question 243

Multiple Choice

In Weber's view of a bureaucratic organization,the role of bureaucrats was to:

• A)make sure the firm obeys all regulations established by the government.
• B)make most of the important decisions needed to run the organization.
• C)develop the rules and procedures needed to implement the decisions of top management.
• D)do the actual work involved in producing the organization's goods and services.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Tendencies

Patterns or propensities in individuals' actions and reactions under certain conditions or stimuli.

Reputations

The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something based on past actions or character.

Expectancy Effects

Phenomena where an experimenter's or observer's expectations about a participant can actually influence the outcome of a study or the behavior of the participant.

Internal Locus

A psychological term referring to individuals who believe they can control their life outcomes through their actions.