Question

In a particular school system, a teacher's aide must report to her teacher, and the teacher must report to his assistant principal, who then must report to her principal, who then must report to the superintendent, who ultimately is responsible to the board of education. This illustrates which characteristic of a bureaucracy?

A. Written rules and regulations
B. Impersonality
C. Division of labor
D. Hierarchy of authority

Answer 1

Answer: This illustrates Hierarchy of authority characteristic of a bureaucracy.

Explanation: A BUREAUCRACY is a system of adinistration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labor, a hierarchy of authority etc, designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner. From the teacher's aide to the teacher to the assistant principal all the way to the board of education is indicative of the hierarchy of authority.