Which of the following is one of the three main components of the management system that Weber termed a bureaucracy?
A) minimum regulations and paperwork
B) impersonal relations among organization members
C) emphasis on the human variable
D) a flat organizational structure
E) a loosely defined organizational hierarchy

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Weber identified three main components of a bureaucracy: division of labor, hierarchy of authority, and impersonality. Impersonality means that members of the organization should interact based on their role within the organization, rather than personal relationships. This helps to minimize favoritism and discrimination. Minimum regulations and paperwork, emphasis on the human variable, flat organizational structures, and loosely defined organizational hierarchies are not main components of Weber's bureaucratic management system.

Which of the Following Is One of the Three Main