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MGT 303 GR #1 (Bureaucracy)

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Under which category does nepotism fit universalism or particularism? What advantages can those in charge gain by resorting to nepotism?
Families can be expected to hide your mistakes and incompetence, warn you about threats to your position, and support you in conflicts with others
What are examples of the power that accompanies organizational positions?
Employment opportunities can be offered to friends and relatives

Prestige and status provide psychological value

Positions provide means for imposing your own definition of the proper affairs of human kind on others
Why is loyalty an essential attribute for managers with marginal talent?
The marginally competent manager who is promoted over others is vulnerable to attack. Loyalty protects them from such attacks by providing their superior with value
Leaders settle for greater inefficiency in order to get more loyalty why?
Loyalty helps boss gain power

Identification of potential sources of opposition with in the organization

Hiring those that can be counted on because their position depends on the boss
In what ways are the clients of doctors and dentists captive
Limited geographical competition

Clients have little capacity to judge the competence of medical providers

Doctors have restricted entry to profession which reduces competition

Clients have sunk costs
What is feathering the nest
To make a lot of money for yourself
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