What is Authority

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An established power to enforce moral or legal decisions. Organizational authority is accountable for its actions. Authority is a right to demand and instruct subordinates. Authority may also be delegated or be derived from delegated control. The organization may mandate power to a role or position a group or individual in authority, or power may be assigned or sanctioned by consensus. Learn more in: Governance of Knowledge Management

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The power or right to enforce obedience, give commands, initiate action, or make final decisions. Learn more in: Activity: Studying the IT Audit Area Controls

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The responsibility of managers in making decisions, directing their subordinates, and the right to carry out certain tasks to achieve organizational goals. Learn more in: Psychological Empowerment: How Can the Tourism Industry Adopt It?

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The entity or person designated to deal with matters associated with regulations and rules set forth in Code ( FAO, 2007 ). Learn more in: Response and Recovery Tactics

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A Web-page with “good” content. Following Kleinbergs definition, a Web page is an authority if there “good” HUBS pointing to it. Learn more in: A Survey of Link Analysis Ranking

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The legitimacy to enforce rules or give order entrusted on an institution or individual. Learn more in: “Type Amen” or Perish!: Religious Deception on Facebook

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The power to give orders, make decisions or enforce rules. In this paper Authority refers to the governing power exercised by an airport. This varies depending on how that particular airport is structured. Learn more in: Cost and Cost Politics in Airport Takeovers: Two Cases From North Carolina

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Organizations or representatives of these organizations that have power over citizens. This power was based on national or international legislation. Learn more in: Horse Entrepreneurs and Their Customers as Partners in Combating the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Study of the Principal-Agent Relationship