a department of state rule requires certain documents be shredded immediately after they are read as a security precaution. one employee puts all the documents he recieves into a folder and shreds them at the end of the week instead What principle of bureaucracy did the employee violate

After doing a research on the terms exposed on this question, allindicates that the answer: Standardized rules and procedures

That's a security procedure common in companies, an action towards the employees. It is assumed that the employee knows the rules in the company, they need to give it back to the company, for he/she is aware of the rules. The document is confidential.