The textbook notes that cultural traditions, such as confucian philosophy -with its emphasis on respect for elders, frugality, and hard work-may explain some of the economic advances in east asia. this assertion is similar to weber's argument that capitalism in europe was influenced by
a. protestantism.
b. catholicism.
c. evangelicalism.
d. agnosticism.

An informal structure in a bureaucracy would be something like so-called "office politics". where there's a formal structure set up for the organization, but then an informal subculture as well that has a way of organizing the bureaucracy further. this can be positive because it sets up an added degree of organization, albeit informal, within the bureaucracy.