Sociologist Charles Perrow Argued That Bureaucracies Are Characterized by a Substantial

question 96

Multiple Choice

Sociologist Charles Perrow argued that bureaucracies are characterized by a substantial measure of redundancy, slack, and waste, and said that the Sanitation Department of New York City

• A) exists to collect and dispose of garbage.
• B) doesn't actually ever pick up the garbage.
• C) exists as much to pick up garbage as to employ people, pay off political debts, purchase shoddy goods, and provide political jumping off positions.
• D) is a model of a bureaucracy that has no redundancy, slack, or waste.

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