Today, the word bureaucracy is associated with inflexibility. But to Max Weber, a bureaucracy was an efficient and ideal organization based on principles of .

Logic.

Explanation:

In present context, the word 'bureaucracy' is affiliated to the 'inflexibility' as it is demonstrated as the governmental form in which all the power is held within the hands of few administrators or bureaucrats while Max Weber described it as the systematic and absolute(ideal) organization that is entirely based upon the propositions of 'logic or reason'. He demonstrated it as the only ideal governmental form that can offer effective and efficient economic growth and development. He categorized it as the most adequate model for management as well as the administration that assists in establishing a formal set of rules along with principles for people to follow and focus its power collectively.

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