Sam supervised a group of people in a very large organization. The refrigerator in their lunchroom stopped functioning. He started the paperwork on the day it died, and the refrigerator request went out for bid; two middle managers needed to approve acceptance of the bid and document their decision, and the purchasing director had final approval. The refrigerator arrived six months later. Max Weber would have approved of the decision process and documentation of it at Sam's company to back up such a refrigerator purchase.

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Max Weber was a proponent of bureaucracy, which emphasizes following established rules and procedures in decision-making and documentation. The decision process and documentation of the refrigerator purchase at Sam's company aligns with this bureaucratic approach.

Sam Supervised a Group of People in a Very Large