Authority

Authority

In management: (1) The legal or delegated right to give directions to subordinates and to command resources. (2) The discretion given an employee or incumbent of an organisational position to use their judgement in decision-making. (3) The right to use resources and make decisions in such a way that organisational objectives are set and achieved.

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Industry/Domain: Computer; Software
Category: Software engineering
Organization: IEEE Computer Society
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