define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Comments on: Sources of authority https://www.makingchutney.com/2008/02/11/sources-of-authority/ One part facial hair. Two parts moxy. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Steve Caldwell https://www.makingchutney.com/2008/02/11/sources-of-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-14893 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:47:40 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2008/02/11/sources-of-authority/#comment-14893 The business world uses a four-source model for authority (and the military borrows this model from the business world).

Here are the four sources of authority:

** Coercive power — based on the ability of a manager to force an employee to comply with an order through the threat of punishment.

** Legitimate power based on the belief among employees that their manager has the right to give orders based on his or her position.

** Reward power — rests on the ability of a manager to give some sort of reward to employees.

** Expert power — rests on the perception that the manager has “expert” knowledge that others don’t have.

In my district, I’ve seen ministers and non-ordained religious professionals (e.g. DREs) use all four sources depending on the situation.

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