AUTHORITY SYSTEM WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION

 

1. The authority system functions within a hierarchical structure in which a few make decisions for the relatively many.
2. All decisions in an authority system are communicated from the executives to their subordinates.

3. Power, authority and influence are exercised continuously at all hierarchical levels.

Power the ability to control behaviour.

Authority The formal right to issue orders or directives by virtue of one's position in the organizational structure. Influence The ability to control others by suggestion or example rather than by direct command