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What is Max Weber’s hierarchical organizational structure called?
A
Hierarchy
B
Division of Work
C
Specialization
D
Rule Regulation and Procedures
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Max Weber, a German scientist, defines bureaucracy as a highly structured, formalized, and also an impersonal organization. He also instituted the belief that an organization must have a defined hierarchical structure and clear rules, regulations, and lines of authority which govern it.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Bureaucracy is an organizational structure characterized by many laws, standardized procedures, procedures and requirements, number of desks, the meticulous division of labour and responsibility, clear hierarchies and professional interactions between employees that are almost impersonal."-Max Weber.

Detailed explanation-3: -The structure of a bureaucracy is called a hierarchy, a succession of tiers from the most menial worker in the organization to the highest executive. Each level has clearly defined authority and responsibilities. Bureaucracies function under formal rules.

Detailed explanation-4: -The German sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920) argued that bureaucracy constitutes the most efficient and rational way in which human activity can be organized and that systematic processes and organized hierarchies are necessary to maintain order, to maximize efficiency, and to eliminate favoritism.

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