Max Weber Argued That Formal Organizations Were Efficient,but He Cautioned

question 69

Multiple Choice

Max Weber argued that formal organizations were efficient,but he cautioned that they can have harmful effects on people.As he saw it,what is the danger?

• A)Organizations create social inequality.
• B)Organizations create conflict among workers.
• C)Organizations create alienation.
• D)Organizations create conformity.

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