Adhocracy and Bureaucracy - MCQs with answers - Part 1

Adhocracy and Bureaucracy - MCQs with answers - Part 1

1. State true or false.

i. Weber's bureaucratic model was termed as hypothetical.

a. True
b. False

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2. Which of these is a characteristic of bureaucracy?

a. Impersonal nature
b. Career tracks for employees
c. Division of labour
d. All of the above

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3. Which of the following is listed as a strength in Weber's bureaucratic model?

a. Employee alienation
b. Non – member frustration
c. Protection against arbitrary action
d. None of the above

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4. Who proposed the general argument of goal displacement?

a. Alvin Gouldner
b. Robert Merton
c. Philip Selznik
d. Victor Thompson

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5. What was Philip Selznick's belief in goal displacement?

a. Means could become ends through goal displacement
b. Formalisation must be lessened
c. Resulting is dysfunctionalities
d. None of the above

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6. _________ proposed that rules and regulations not only define unacceptable behaviours but also define minimum levels.

a. Robert Merton
b. Philip Selznik
c. Victor Thompson
d. Alvin Gouldner

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7. Thompson observed creating insecurities in those in authority leads to what's called _________.

a. Therapeutic behaviour
b. Unacceptable behaviour
c. Bureaupathic behaviour
d. None of the above

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8. Which of these factors are direct threats to bureaucracy?

a. Rapid and unexpected change
b. Growth in size
c. Increasing diversity
d. Change in managerial behaviour
e. All of the above

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9. _______ is a structural design that assigns specialists from specific functional departments to work on one or more interdisciplinary teams which are led by project leader.

a. Committee form
b. Matrix
c. Network structure
d. None of the above

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