One positive consequence of bureaucracy is that it reduces bias. Reduction of bias results from such characteristic of a bureaucracy?

a. Impersonality
b. Hierarchy of authority
c. Written rules and regulations
d. Employment based on technical qualifications


Ans: a. Impersonality

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