General Studies · Weberian Bureaucracy

Regarding the characteristics and elements that define Max Weber's formulation of bureaucracy as a rational organization, which of the following statements are correct? I. Officials are organized in a clearly defined hierarchy of offices where every lower office is under the control and supervision of a higher one. II. Each office possesses a clearly defined sphere of competence that involves a systematic division of labour and legal obligations. III. The monocratic type of bureaucracy implies that it performs superior administrative functions through specialized technical knowledge. IV. The impersonal order requires that commands be obeyed primarily due to personal loyalty to the ruler and regard for their time-honored status.