Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding a Bureaucracy

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding a bureaucracy?

• A) Bureaucracies need innovative and experienced decision makers at all levels in the organization.
• B) Bureaucracy is an ideal organizational design for those organizations that operate under highly uncertain conditions.
• C) Typically bureaucracies have wider spans of control.
• D) Bureaucracies can get by with less talented middle- and lower-level managers.
• E) Bureaucracies encourage employee empowerment.

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