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    believe that charismatic leadership is essential to be an effective leader but it can enhance the leadership journey. The Charismatic Leader gathers followers through based upon their personality and charm‚ rather than any form of external power or authority. Possessing these characteristics can be an extremely powerful way to gain and lead others.  They can also make their followers (ordinary people) do some pretty extraordinary things. Charismatic leaders have the ability to sense the gap that exists

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    Democracy Vs Authority

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    Throughout the Foundation period‚ Authority was desired by many leaders‚ however‚ it was soon discovered that due to dictatorial rule citizens had under authority rulership‚ in order for a government to function efficiently‚ a balance is needed between Democracy and Authority. During the foundation period‚ the thirteen colonies and many under areas were under the rule of high authority leaders. The thirteen colonies and current day America were under the rule of the United Kingdom‚ led by King George

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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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    responsibility and authority and to create accountability for results. It is an activity of the organizing function. scalar principle (chain of command) a clear definition of authority in the organization. This authority flows down the chain of command from the top level to the first or lowest level in the organization. centralization occurs in an organization when a limited amount of authority is delegated. decentralization occurs when a significant amount of authority is delegated to lower

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    Roman Pope's Authority

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    hierarchy‚ from priest to bishop‚ archbishop to cardinal‚ and above them all the pope. There can be considerable confusion about the authority of the Bishop of Rome‚ the Pope: what kind of authority he has‚ why he has authority‚ what he really is. The pope is the leader of the church‚ a spiritual ruler who has been ordained in a direct line from St. Peter‚ but whose authority comes not from predecessors‚ rather from Christ himself. As Fr. John Laux says‚ “The primitive church was not a democracy.” (Catholic

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    What is the basis of the authority of Scripture? The authority of the Bible is derived from its divine inspiration. God’s word has authority over that of men or spirits. Scripture comes to us as the only rule of faith and life‚ and demands of all people‚ that it be believed and obeyed. All other forms of authority fall second to it. The entire Scripture has this authority. "Scripture" and "Word of God" are names to us that mean the same thing. The whole Bible is the very Word of God. The recognition

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    The Declining Authority of States Susan Strange Today it seems that the heads of governments may be the last to recognize that they and their ministers have lost the authority over national societies and economies that they used to have. Their command over outcomes is not what it used to be. States where once master of markets‚ now it is the market which‚ on many crucial issues‚ is the masters over the government of states. And the declining authority of states is reflected in a growing diffusion

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    ____________________________________ United States of America Case No. CR-00897 Plaintiffs‚ v. Melyssa Baylor Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Complaint for Charge of Accessory after the fact in the crime of Credit Card Fraud Defendant‚ ____________________________________ Table of Contents Table of Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Statement of Facts . . . . . . . .

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    Authority in King Lear

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    Kayla Jacklin Dr. Treschow English 153 25 March 2013 Power Corrupts a Happily Ever After The theme of authority is prominent in William Shakespeare’s play King Lear. The play has many situations that allow readers to observe the negative effects that ones authority can have‚ and the negative effects that the lust for power will bring. Having authority is an important responsibility that is often misused. Even in today’s society there are world leaders either taking the wrong irrational action

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    Political Leadership and the Problem of the Charismatic Power Author(s): Carl J. Friedrich Source: The Journal of Politics‚ Vol. 23‚ No. 1‚ (Feb.‚ 1961)‚ pp. 3-24 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2127069 Accessed: 04/08/2008 17:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp

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