Classical approaches to organizational design advanced by Weber, Taylor, and Fayol:
A) assume that there is one best way to design organizations.
B) apply only to manufacturing organizations and not service organizations.
C) are among the most flexible of organizational designs.
D) advocate a humanistic, egalitarian approach to the workplace.

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Classical approaches to organizational design advocate the idea of "one best way" to design organizations based on hierarchical structures, standardized procedures, and specialized roles. In other words, these approaches propose a one-size-fits-all approach to organizational design.

Classical Approaches to Organizational Design Advanced by Weber, Taylor, and Fayol