The Emergency Room Clerk Who Keeps a Bleeding Patient Waiting

question 12

Multiple Choice

The emergency room clerk who keeps a bleeding patient waiting while filling out extensive paperwork is a classic example of

• A) bureaucratic inertia.
• B) bureaucratic alienation.
• C) bureaucratic innovation.
• D) bureaucratic ritualism.

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Definitions:

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