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    What Do You Mean by Authority and Power? How Are They Different From Each Other?

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    Authority comes from formal duties and responsibilities delegated to a position within an organizational structure, allowing the position holder to direct others' actions to achieve goals. Power is the ability to influence others' actions through either direct authority or more indirect means like knowledge. While authority is a formal right that flows downward, power can flow in any direction and is based on influencing behavior rather than formal position.

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    Authority comes from formal duties and responsibilities delegated to a position within an organizational structure, allowing the position holder to direct others' actions to achieve goals. Power is the ability to influence others' actions through either direct authority or more indirect means like knowledge. While authority is a formal right that flows downward, power can flow in any direction and is based on influencing behavior rather than formal position.

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    Authority comes from formal duties and responsibilities delegated to a position within an organizational structure, allowing the position holder to direct others' actions to achieve goals. Power is the ability to influence others' actions through either direct authority or more indirect means like knowledge. While authority is a formal right that flows downward, power can flow in any direction and is based on influencing behavior rather than formal position.

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    8. What do you mean by authority and power?

    How are they different from each


    other?
    Authority most often comes from the duties and responsibilities delegated to a
    position holder in a bureaucratic structure. A company president can order a product design
    change, for instance, or a police officer has the authority to arrest an offender of the law. A
    manager in an organization has authority if he or she has the right to direct the activities of
    others and expect them to respond with appropriate actions to attain organizational
    purposes.
    Power is the possession of authority, control, or influence by which a person influences
    the actions of others, either by direct authority or by some other, more intangible means. A
    prime source of power is the possession of knowledge. A person with knowledge is
    oftentimes able to use that knowledge to directly or indirectly influence the actions of
    others. The authority of knowledge is often independent of levels or positions. Power can
    reinforce authority, and authority is one of the primary sources of power.

    Authority
    Nature:
    It is the formal right given to a
    manager or to give orders in order to
    perform a certain task.
    Flow:
    Flows downwards in an
    organization, because it is delegated
    by the superiors to the subordinates.
    Organizational Charts:
    Superior-Subordinate
    relationships can be shown in charts.
    Level of Management:
    Higher the level of
    management, higher will be the
    authority.
    Legitimacy:
    It is always official in nature.
    Hence legitimate.

    Power
    Nature:
    Power is an ability of a person to
    influence another person or a group to
    perform an act.
    Flow:
    Can flow in any direction. Even
    subordinates have power over their
    superiors, if they can influence their
    behavior.
    Organizational Charts:
    It cannot be shown in charts.
    Level of Management:
    Does not depend on levels of
    management. Can exist at any level
    of management.
    Legitimacy:
    Not need to be official. So it is not
    legitimate.

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