Sidney Is an Upper-Level Manager Who Has a Weekly Golf

Sidney is an upper-level manager who has a weekly golf game with the president of the company. Sidney has decided to ask the president for additional staff rather than asking the vice-president who is his immediate supervisor. What does this example illustrate?

A) Ideal versus real bureaucracy
B) Bureaucratic alienation
C) Abuse of authority
D) Formal versus informal management style
E) A quick way to get fired