The failure of various government intelligence-gathering organizations to detect the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, illustrates which poorly functioning aspect of government bureaucracy?

A. hierarchy of authority
B. impersonality
C. employment based on technical qualifications
D. division of labor


Answer: D

Sociology

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