organizational power, politics, and conflict
power and authority
strategy (organizational)
leadership theory
sociology of governance
constitutional thought
German social theory
politics and government
power and political science
power and political theory
Authority is a way of orienting people's behavior without persuasion or coercion. Instead, authority relies on the trust or recognition of others to obtain reliable obedience. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Authority]
authority
power in interpersonal relationships
theories of ethics
political concepts
ethnomethodology
institutionalism
concepts
global religion