A bureaucracy is a(n)
A. two-member group.
B. component of a formal organization that uses rules and hierarchical ranking to achieve efficiency.
C. organization established on the basis of common interest whose members volunteer or even pay to participate.
D. small group in which there is little intimacy or mutual understanding and in which relationships are impersonal.
Answer: B
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