In Robert Merton's terms, people who blindly apply bureaucratic rules and regulations without remembering the larger goals of the organization can be classified as
A) ritualists.
B) innovators.
C) rebels.
D) retreatists.

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Ritualists are individuals who adhere strictly to rules and procedures, even at the expense of the organization's larger goals, according to Robert Merton's typology of individual adaptation to cultural goals and institutional means.

In Robert Merton's Terms, People Who Blindly Apply Bureaucratic Rules