The sociologist and philosopher Max Weber distinguishes three types of authority—charismatic, traditional and legal-rational—each of which corresponds to a brand of leadership that is operative in contemporary society.২৯ মে, ২০১৫

Chester I. “Barnard stressed that organizations are essentially cooperative systems, integrating the contributions of individual participants” Scott p. 62 He defined the organization as “that kind of cooperation among men that is conscious, deliberate, and purposeful”.

Max Weber is of the same opinion as held in the classical theory of authority. According to him, authority is “the willing and unconditional compliance of people, resting upon their belief that it is legitimate for superior to impose his will on them and illegitimate for them to refuse to obey.”

Modern societies depend on legal-rational authority. Government officials are the best example of this form of authority, which is prevalent all over the world. The second type of authority, traditional authority, derives from long-established customs, habits and social structures.

Traditional authority is generally associated with monarchies or tribal systems. For example, historically, kings derived their authority from tradition. They gained power through a line of succession.

It’s important to distinguish power from authority – power is only ever taken, and never given. The two things are closely related – having authority in a sub-group (i.e. the armed forces, or the engineering department) can help you acquire power in a wider sphere.৯ মার্চ, ২০১২

Power is exercised by states — through military and police, through agencies and bureaucracies, through legislation; it is exercised by corporations and other large private organizations; and it is exercised by social movements and other groups within society.২৪ আগস্ট, ২০০৮

Yes, it is possible for someone to have formal authority but no power. This may occur if they are unable to exercise autonomy to make decisions or lead a specific group of people. Examples include “leaders” in puppet governments or leaders of true democracies.৫ নভেম্বর, ২০২০

Power, leadership, authority and influence are all around us. Remember that power is the ability to do something the specific way you want to do it by any means necessary. Leadership is painting a vision for others to follow. Authority is when a person has the right to give you an order or direction.

Power is referred to as the capacity of an individual to influence the will or conduct of others. As against, authority is termed as the right possessed by a person to give the command to others….Comparison Chart.

French and Raven (1959) identified five basic sources of managerial power that have been widely accepted in literature and are taught to this day: (1) legitimate (or formal or bureaucratic power); (2) reward power; (3) coercive power; (4) expert power; and (5) referent power.১৫ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০০৯

The five sources of power and influence are: reward power, coercive power, legitimate power, expert power and referent power.

Different Types of Power

• Coercive Power- This kind of power involves the usage of threat to make people do what one desires.
• Reward Power- As the name suggests, this type of power uses rewards, perks, new projects or training opportunities, better roles and monetary benefits to influence people.

Expert power is the perception that a certain person has an elevated level of knowledge or a specific skill set that others in an organization don’t have. For example, the marketing director at your company may have risen to their position because of their knowledge in the field of marketing.১১ জুন, ২০১৯

Legitimate power comes from having a position of power in an organization, such as being the boss or a key member of a leadership team. This power comes when employees in the organization recognize the authority of the individual.২২ সেপ্টেম্বর, ২০২০