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    Images of Power and Authority in Art Art has been used to portray figures of power and authority many times in history. Different cultures have different ways of portraying the image to have power and authority. One example of using art to portray images of power and authority is the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin. This was made to commemorate King Naram-Sin for his defeat of Lullubi. The King stands alone at the top‚ taller than everyone else. This shows that he is more powerful than anyone else

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    Functional Authority

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    FUNCTIONAL AUTHORITY: Functional authority consists of the right to give orders within a segment of the organization in which this right is normally non existent. This authority is usually assigned to individuals to complement the line or staff authority they already possess. Functional Authority generally covers only specific task areas and is operational only for designated amounts of time. It is given to individuals who‚ in order to meet responsibilities in their own areas‚ must be able to exercise

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    Power /Authority Power has many definitions‚ but commonly known as the ability to influence the behavior of people. Many people think of things such as: control over resources‚ strength‚ political control‚ and other things when they think of the word power. Power does not always require the act of force or even the threat of force. Everyday we use power tactics to push or persuade people into particular action. Niccolo Machiavelli an Italian historian‚ politician‚ diplomat‚ philosopher‚ and a

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    Topic: Differentiate between power and authority and how they linked with leadership To answer this question of the difference between Power and Authority‚ we must first understand what both Power and Authority actually mean. According to the dictionary (www.dictionary.com) Power comes from the Latin ‘potere’ which means ‘to be able.’ Just from this little description we can tell that to have power would mean that you are able to do things or control people and resources. The dictionary then

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    Typology of Authorities

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    Weber’s Typology of Authority Max Weber‚ who is also know as one of the principal architect of modern social science‚ also has the distinct honor of being one of the foremost social theorist in the 20th century (Kim‚ 2007). Weber argued that all oppressive structures and all uses of power must exist within a legitimated order which is based on a complex mixture of two kinds of legitimating factors: subjective and objective (Allan‚ 2005‚ p. 151). Underlying the subjective and objective legitimacy

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    legitimate authority to the sources thesis is not sound. I make that argument in Part II after‚ in Part I‚ reconstructing Raz’s argument. I Does law claim legitimate authority? Raz says it does. Adhering to the prevailing view in jurisprudence‚ Raz appears to agree that legitimate authority consists in a right to rule paired with a correlative obligation among the authority’s subjects to obey. This talk of “rights” and “obligations” differs legitimate authority from illegitimate authority‚ and since

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    power and authority

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    1986) 2. AUTHORITY According to Henry Fayol authority is the right given to a manager or director to achieve the objectives of an organization‚ it is the right to get things done through others. The right to give orders to the subordinates and to get obedience them because managers cannot do their work without authority‚ it is the right to give orders and power to exact obedience INTRODUCTION This essay seeks to compare and contrast power and authority. As already

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    The Power of Authority

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    Authority Authority means the legitimate or acceptable use of power. “If an order given by a leader to a member of his group is accepted by the member and controls his activity in the group‚ then the order is said to carry authority” C.I Barnard Authority means the ability to control the behavior of others. Authority is a symbolic reality and it is the ability to influence person’s actions in a desired direction without resorting to force. The most important earthly influence in a person ’s life

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    Delegation and Authority

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    AUTHORITY‚ DELEGATION AND DECENTRALISATION What is an authority? Authority is the cement of organisation structure in which various units of organisation are integrated. Without authority a manager cesses to be a manager. It is the authority that gives managers power to act. Authority is glue that holds organisation together. It is impossible to have an organisation unless some persons have the authority to command action of others. The word Authority is derived from the Latin word “auctoritas”

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    Nature of Authority in the Uniformed Public Services Beth Freeman Authority is defined as the ‘power or right to give orders‚ make decisions‚ and enforce obedience’. There are many different organisations that enforce discipline within the public services‚ which have the right to extend different levels of authority and enforce different levels of obedience within a service. These are; Independent Police Complaint Commission (IPCC); this was created in 2004 to replace the Police Complaint

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