Author Question: Analyses of bureaucracies reveal that a. those with the least power in a bureaucratic hierarchy ... (Read 43 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Analyses of bureaucracies reveal that

a. those with the least power in a bureaucratic hierarchy are often the most adamant about the need to follow the rules.
b. those who make the rules are also the ones who enforce them.
c. within bureaucracies power and authority are based on personality and who one knows.
d. although there are a lot of rules, anyone in the organization may alter the rules fairly easily.

Question 2

Sometimes people will comment that it is a small world when they coincidentally meet the friend of a friend. Research into the small world problem demonstrates that

a. networks do not reach as far as was believed in the past.
b. employment agencies are more effective than networks at directing people toward jobs.
c. social networking is a thing of the past; it is now out-of-date.
d. networks make the world seem a lot smaller than many might think.