REASONS AND FUNCTION OF AUTHORITY Obedience: we are treating the subject fearlessly even though today there is a bad press for whoever declares himself in favour of obedience and of respect for the values and virtues always considered basic to civil and spiritual life. Being free from any responsibility (which is always a cross) and from every concern for a position of power (which is always a temptation) may perhaps guarantee to a person the hope of not being misinterpreted if he attempts to
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LINE-AND-STAFF ORGANIZATIONS Organizational structure involves‚ in addition to task organizational boundary considerations‚ the designation of jobs within an organization and the relationships among those jobs. There are numerous ways to structure jobs within an organization‚ but two of the most basic forms include simple line structures and line-and-staff structures. In a line organization‚ top management has complete control‚ and the chain of command is clear and simple. Examples of line organizations
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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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Special Operations Forces (SOF) and interagency activities go hand-to-hand in today’s operational environment. Understanding SOF authorities allow operators to articulate their operations with interagency partners. A military leader once described to me that understanding authorities meant you understood the "rules of the game.” The article‚ “Demystifying the Title 10-Title 50 Debate‚” highlights the confusion over the “rules of the game.” As future Special Forces Warrant Officers (SFWO)‚ the
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Ezimde Momodu Mr. Ronnie Strahle Date February 26‚ 2015 Police Abuse Their Authority Law enforcement has come a long way since the turn of the century. 21st Century has brought in laws to protect blacks‚ other minorities and mainstream Caucasians. The rights to “bear arms” and “stand your grounds” give citizens the right to defend themselves if they feel that their life is threatened in any way; but the real question is has law enforcement/enforcers taken the law to the extreme? On a closer examination
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Only Obedience or the Beginnings of a Cult? In a magazine article titled Obedience to Authority‚ published in 1974 by Harper’s magazine‚ Dr. Stanley Milgram studied the effects of authority on “ordinary” people. His findings were astonishing. The obedience to authority figures‚ with no threat of repercussion‚ was not only underestimated‚ but unimaginable. The constant willingness to comply with what was asked of them reminded me of the cult led by Charles Manson‚ specifically the Sharon Tate
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My topic for this essay is authority‚ responsibility and accountability. The reason I choose these topics is because they are great qualities to have in a person. You gain these three traits when you’re a follower‚ once you have these traits you become a good leader. the only way to have good authority is with responsibility an accountability Accountability to me means admitting that you have faults and make mistakes but you are willing to own up to your faults‚ but in most peoples point
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Tax & Taxation The term ’tax’ has been derived from the French word taxe and etymologically‚ the Latin word taxare is related to the term ’tax’‚ which means ’to charge’. Tax is an obligatory payment in the part of the citizen without the expectation of any direct benefit. Taxation is the obligation of non-penal‚ yet compulsory transfer of resources from the private to the public sector levied on a basis of predetermined criteria and without reference to specific benefit received. It is one of the
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Delegation of Authority | Bushardt et al. (2010‚ p. 9) observed that ‘at the core of management practice is a process that involves assigning tasks to others (delegation)‚ granting these individuals the right to accomplish them (authority) and holding them accountable for accomplishing the tasks (responsibility)’. Dunham and Pierce (cited in Bell & Bodie 2012‚ p. 94) further defined delegation as ‘the process managers use to transfer formal authority from one position to another within an organisation
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Terry’s authority in enforcing a contract to be binding to another party. Actual Authority Express Authority ‘An actual authority is a legal relationship between principal and agent created by consensual agreement’ (Lord Diplock). The express grant written in clear terms states Terry is “authorised to enter contracts on LML’s behalf‚ up to a monetary limit of $500‚000”. However‚ the fact that Terry devises a new contract for a price of $1‚400‚000 means he no longer has express authority as an
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