Identify a Difference Between Bureaucratic Control and Concertive Control

question 71

Multiple Choice

Identify a difference between bureaucratic control and concertive control.

• A) Under bureaucratic control, most workers only have to worry about pleasing the boss, whereas with concertive control, their behavior has to satisfy the rest of their team members.
• B) Concertive control is driven by strong organizational cultures, whereas bureaucratic control usually arises when companies give work groups complete autonomy and responsibility for task completion.
• C) Unlike bureaucratic control, concertive control is based on beliefs that are shaped and negotiated by work groups.
• D) Unlike bureaucratically controlled companies, concertively controlled companies are highly resistant to change.

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