When Weber Recommended That a Bureaucracy Should Have Hierarchical Positions

Multiple Choice

When Weber recommended that a bureaucracy should have hierarchical positions he meant:

A) in this manner the organisation will be able to ensure standard performance of tasks and avoid the variations that might arise from individual differences among employees.
B) there should be a sphere of authority and responsibility associated with each position so that the incumbent would not infringe on others' spheres of work.
C) a narrowly defined job repeatedly performed by an employee would make that person an expert at it.
D) promotion should be based on merit and recognition of merit is expected to develop loyalty among employees.