Define Authority

question 13

Essay

Define authority. List the four dimensions by which it has traditionally been characterized in organizations.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Style

An individual's typical mode of responding or behaving across different situations; their characteristic manner of acting, reacting, and interacting.

Difficult

Characterized by challenges or obstacles that make a task hard to accomplish.

Chess and Thomas

Refers to Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas, developmental psychologists known for their research on temperament in children.

Goodness of Fit

A concept in psychology that explains how well an individual's temperament matches with their environment, affecting their development and behavior.