Which of the Following Is a Criticism of the Bureaucratic

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a criticism of the bureaucratic approach to management?

• A) Once established, it is very difficult to dismantle such an organizational structure.
• B) The concept that a happy worker is a productive worker is too simplistic.
• C) The economic aspects of the workplace are overemphasized.
• D) Job-related factors were ignored by emphasizing only money.
• E) Production tasks were reduced to routine procedures which led to boredom.

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