To what degree should people follow orders of superiors due to their authority? A Few Good Men is a movie where the moral difference between right and wrong is very unclear in the name of following authority. Professors of sociology‚ Kelman and Hamilton worked together on “The My Lai Massacre: A Military Crime of Obedience” where they tried to apply reason to the soldiers who committed a massacre of unarmed women and children during the Vietnam War. Theodore Dalrymple is a physician who wrote “Just
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Constitution and replaceable rules A company’s internal management may be governed by: provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (the Corporations Act) that apply to the company - known as replaceable rules; a Constitution; or a combination of both (s135 and 136). (Replaceable rules outlined contains a detailed listing of the text of the rules). Replaceable rules do not apply to proprietary companies where the one person is the sole director and sole member‚ although a constitution may be
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harm society‚ like Hitler. People build their leadership qualities through life experiences. Great leaders are able to effectively influence their subordinates. This influencing is usually done by using their authority. Most people tend to believe and trust in people in authority because they have reputation and rapport. Another source of influence that leaders use to influence others is expertise. “If subordinates believe that their managers have more knowledge or technical skill than they
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examine the psyche of the main leader of a genocide (the authoritative figure)‚ but instead analyzed the followers thereof (the loyal submissives who went against their conscience to follow the leader’s orders) (McLeod‚ 2007). This obedience to authority is
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2.1: The six authority styles among the chiefs and a brief examination of the impacts of every style on the corporate atmosphere: 1. The pacesetting pioneer expects and models perfection and self-heading. In the event that this style were summed up in one expression‚ it would be "Doing as I do‚ now." The pacesetting style works best when the group is spurred and gifted‚ and the pioneer needs fast results. Utilized broadly‚ in any case‚ this style can overpower colleagues and squelch development
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dealing with him without notice of the restriction is still entitled to rely on his apparent authority. The difficult case is where A‚ in concluding a transaction that would be within his usual authority as agent‚ contracts in his own name without disclosing the existence of a principal‚ so that the third party assumes he is dealing with a principal. In Watteau v. Fenwick & Co35 the doctrine of usual authority was held applicable to such a case also. H owned a hotel. He sold it to the defendants
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‘Regular batch’ utilizing the primary choice. Under exceptional circumstances only‚ you may decide to report on the date of secondary choice for absentees batch‚ in which case you will be required to bring a certificate obtained from the concerned authority as indicated below‚ enumerating the circumstances under which you could not report for the primary choice :- a) For educational/ health constraints |Ser No |Circumstances/ constraints |Certificate to be
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created in many ways: (a)By express appointment by the principal (actual express authority) (b)By implied appointment by the principal (actual implied authority) (c)By the agent occupying a position which would normally carry with it authority to do an act of the kind in question (usual authority) (d)By the principal adopting the act of an agent via the process of ratification when the agent acted without the authority of the principal (agency by ratification) (f)By estoppel 2. Who is an agent
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document and why was it produced? Some webpages are produced for commercial‚ education‚ humor‚ advertising‚ commercial‚ and government based. 3. Is this person qualified to write this document? Is the author a webmaster‚ or just an author? Authority of Web Documents 1. Who published the document and is it separate from the "Webmaster?" Look for the authors name near the top or bottom of the page. If you can’t find a name look for a copyright credit or link to an organization. 2. Check
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CUSTOMS A paper presented by Chakunda Vincent January 2009 Harare‚ Zimbabwe BACKGROUND Africans in this country including those in urban areas have their roots in some rural community under the jurisdiction of traditional authority systems. This system of traditional authority is entrusted with the custodianship of clan customs‚ rituals and tradition. It is important to note that it is these customary and cultural attributes that distinguish us as a people. Such customs have been passed on through
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