True or false within bureaucracies, positions are assigned specific responsibilities or given authority in a hierarchical arrangement.

The statement above is TRUE. The characteristics of a bureaucracy organization include the following; division of duties into sphere of competence, use of written records, selection on the basis of competence, training for each position, hierarchical arrangement of offices and salary is based on position and the tenure of office. This type of organization is often find in the public sector. 

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