Weber's Bureaucratic Organisational Design May Be Difficult to Implement in Current

question 56

Multiple Choice

Weber's bureaucratic organisational design may be difficult to implement in current organisations because ________.

• A)it is too flexible
• B)today's organisations have little, if any, division of labour
• C)the power of employees has increased
• D)it takes away from employee creativity
• E)inevitably, it leads to lower profitability

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