Which of Max Weber's Characteristics of Bureaucracy Is Illustrated by a Government

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucracy is illustrated by a government agency in which the greatest authority resides with the agency head?

• A)administrative discretion
• B)the merit principle
• C)task specialization
• D)hierarchical authority structure

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