Under What Authority Do Bureaucrats Have the Power to Use

question 66

Multiple Choice

Under what authority do bureaucrats have the power to use their expertise and judgment to implement public policy?

• A) appropriations laws
• B) authorization laws
• C) administrative discretion
• D) administrative rule making
• E) administrative adjudication

Evaluate the role of power and politics in organizational decision-making and environmental adaptation.

Consider power as a dynamic and double-edged concept that has both positive and negative effects on organizations and individuals.

Understand the concept and different sources or bases of power.

Recognize Bertrand Russell's perspective on the formalization of power.

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