Goal Displacement Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

Goal displacement is

• A) the tendency for workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems.
• B) a principal of organizational life according to which each individual within a hierarchy tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence.
• C) overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.
• D) the process by which a group, organization, or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic.

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Laspeyres Price Index

A consumer price index used to measure the change over time in the total cost of purchasing a fixed basket of goods and services.

Per Capita Income

The average income earned per person in a particular area or country, calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.

Laspeyres Price Index

A price index that measures the change in the price level of a basket of goods and services, using the quantities of the base period as weights.

Base Year

A specific year against which economic growth or other variables are measured and compared.