tries to establish what “dominance” is and what the “basis of legitimacy” is. He defines dominance as the probability commands will be obeyed. Weber argues that domination requires there to be a social structure. He continues to say that while there are many reasons why people obey (custom‚ pay‚ ideals‚ etc.)‚ everything about the social organization of domination depends on a “basis of legitimacy”. An example of a basis of legitimacy is what Weber defines as usage‚ when people develop uniform types
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Weber’s attempt to explain why people believe they are obliged to obey the law leads him to draw his well-known distinction between three types of legitimate domination: traditional (where ’legitimacy is claimed for it and believed in by sanctity of age-old rules and powers’)‚ charismatic (based on `devotion to the exceptional sanctity‚ heroism or exemplary character of an individual person’)‚ and legal-rational domination (which rests on ’a belief in the legality of enacted rules and the right of
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system developed in the U.S.‚ where the black population is fully integrated into the democratic system until the end of the 60s of this century.The main feature of this way of democratic development is the availability of a constant supply of power legitimacy replenished by engaging in negotiations consistently every social group that acquires the economic or political resources. An alternative option of a political system of democracy is the negotiation between the government and civil society in general
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to set rules (legitimacy of parental authority) and their own obligation to obey parent’s standards when they disagree predict obedience over and above parental monitoring‚ rules‚ and rule enforcement? The questions are to help predict which adolescents are more or less obedient from global characteristics of the parents and the adolescents’ beliefs about the rules enforced by the parents‚ the legitimacy of the authority and how obligated the adolescent is to obey the
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seek to advocate and establish the legitimacy of their issue‚ of their role as an issue manager‚ and of the proposed policy resolution (Coombs‚ 1992). Before members of publics will support the position of an organization‚ they must believe that the issue is a legitimate one and that the issue manager and the organization’s policy proposal also are legitimate. Coombs (1992) identified 10 bases upon which claims of legitimacy are based: (1) tradition‚ or legitimacy based on history or the way things
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WollongongSchool of Accounting & Finance: Working Papers Series‚ 05/09‚ 1-21. Hudson‚ A. (2001). NGOs’ transnational advocacy networks: From ‘legitimacy’ to ‘political responsibility’? Global Networks‚ 1(4)‚ 331–352. Phillips‚ Robert A. (2011). Stakeholder Theory Impacts and Prospects.Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing Suchman‚ M. C. (1995). Managing legitimacy: Strategic and institutional approaches. Academy of Management Review‚ 20(3)‚ 571–610. Watts‚ R. L.‚ & Zimmerman‚ J. L. (1978). Towards a
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807: Stakeholders in Organizations Ron McCullough October 16‚ 2013 As the push for globalization has demanded coalitions between countries‚ government organizations‚ and political party systems‚ there has been a great impact on the power and legitimacy of each organization that plays a part in this process. Dynamic groups have sprung forward to assess the validity of other groups‚ and calls for recognition on a global scale have had some countries and political organization demand it be accepted
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Obedience to Authority: its Meaning‚ Uses‚ and Side Effects Obedience to authority is an aspect present in all societies throughout known history. For the entirety of this paper‚ obedience to authority will refer to any act a member of society performs that he or she was told to do by a position of higher authority. This paper will focus on the idea that members of society will follow commands that may go against their moral beliefs on the sole account that the commands come from a place of higher
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As Latin America is constantly being plagued by authoritarianism‚ the legitimacy of the governing body is often scrutinized. Nicaragua is no exception. Today‚ its internal legitimacy stands once again in question as the current leftist President‚ Daniel Ortega‚ has continued with the use of undemocratic practices. Ortega’s government works off of an antinomy in which it gives the illusion of democracy by holding elections but interferes with democratic process by abusing the system to his benefit
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proven themselves quite significant. Shortell and Kalunzy (2000‚ p. 24) state that organizations must face certain external factors such “external or societal norms‚ rules‚ and requirements that an organization must conform to‚ in order to receive legitimacy and support”; which are two basic factors for a successful internationalization process. Nowadays‚ it is essential to determine the accuracy of internationalization theories because corporations need to respond to the challenges of a globalized
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