General Studies · Concept of Authority
Arrange the following conceptual developments and classifications of authority in the chronological order of their inception in administrative theory: A. Authority defined as the 'supreme coordinating power' providing legitimacy to an organizational structure. B. Rejection of the traditional positional theory in favor of the 'Acceptance theory' of authority. C. Identification of four essential administrative areas: Programme, Organisational, Budgetary, and Personnel authority. D. The three-fold classification of authority into Coercive, Normative, and Utilitarian types. Select the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 3D, C, B, A
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A, B, C, D
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