The professional bureaucracy is more effective than the machine bureaucracy in doing all of the following EXCEPT:
A) problem solving.
B) serving individual customer needs.
C) detecting external changes.
D) adjusting to new technologies.
E) responding to central management direction.

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Professional bureaucracies excel in problem solving, serving individual customer needs, detecting external changes, and adjusting to new technologies due to their decentralized structure and reliance on highly trained professionals. However, they are less effective in responding to central management direction because of their decentralized decision-making processes.

The Professional Bureaucracy Is More Effective Than the Machine Bureaucracy