Max Weber Believed the More an Organization Approaches the Ideal

question 20

Multiple Choice

Max Weber believed the more an organization approaches the ideal type of bureaucracy, the more effective it will be in pursuing the objectives for which it was established. However, he also recognized that bureaucracies can create some negatives, such as:

• A) numerous unofficial ways of doing things because of the lack of flexibility in completing tasks in a bureaucracy.
• B) inefficiency because of the strict adherence to rules and regulations that makes it difficult to respond to new issues.
• C) organizational tension between authority figures and subordinates dissolving the organization.
• D) increasing employee salary costs.

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Definitions:

Trait Approach

A perspective in psychology that examines personality traits and how they influence human behavior and leadership.

Great Person Approach

A theory of leadership that assumes great leaders are born with innate qualities and not made.

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