A Department of State rule requires certain documents be shredded immediately after they are read as a security precaution. One employee puts all the documents he receives into a folder and shreds them at the end of the week instead. Which principle of bureaucracy did the employee violate?

A. Standardized rules and procedures

B. Hierarchical authority

C. Limited government

D. Specialization

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Brianna Patton

2 March, 04:02

A Department of State rule requires certain documents be shredded immediately after they are read as a security precaution. One employee puts all the documents he receives into a folder and shreds them at the end of the week instead. Which principle of bureaucracy did the employee violate?

A. Standardized rules and procedures

B. Hierarchical authority

C. Limited government

D. Specialization

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Aydin Yates · Answer 1

The answer is, A. Standardized rules and procedures.

As part of security procedures of the company or an industry, this delicate and confidential files need to be handed properly and according to existing rules in which the employee had been oriented. The employee was not cautious of this matter.