AUTHORITY
Most people can recognize authority, but they have difficulty defining it. Simply defined, it is having the power over people to accomplish some specific goal, objective, or task.
Authority comes from many sources and can fall into one of three categories: traditional, charismatic, and legal-rational.
Traditional authority is based upon what the term implies: tradition. Certain people have power over others based upon historical factors. A sheik in the Arab world has authority because he fills a position based upon historic precedence.
Charismatic authority is based upon innate personal qualities. Frequently, these people do not have any formal authority, only that granted by their followers. Martin Luther King, Jim Jones, and Huey ...
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