Members of Organizations Claim They Follow the Formal Rules and Procedures

question 24

Multiple Choice

Members of organizations claim they follow the formal rules and procedures of their organization,despite acting at odds with such rules and procedures during their daily work lives.This contradictory use of rules in bureaucracy leads Meyer and Rowan to refer to them as

• A) false realities.
• B) undocumented processes.
• C) myths.
• D) shortcuts.

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Definitions:

Oppression

The unjust treatment or control of people by others, often through systemic inequalities and abuse of power.

Social Dominance

A societal structure where certain groups maintain superior power and privileges over others based on hierarchy and inequality.

Doing Gender

The concept that gender is a performance or behavior that people engage in rather than only a fixed identity or biological reality.

Heterosexist

Exhibiting bias or discrimination towards non-heterosexual orientations, often by assuming heterosexuality as the norm.