Four Different Types of Authority

Four Different Types of Authority

Y Authoritarian

Y Dictatorial

Y Consultative

Y Participative

I will now explain these different types of authority in detail.

Authoritarian:

In this type of authority the leader tells the group what has to be

done and how to go on about it. An appropriate way to use this is when

you have all the information you require for the task (there is

nothing to discuss) but you have time limitations. This way of

leadership is excellent to achieve your result. It gives the leader

total power, which would be useful in the armed forces for example

where personnel need to get used to not question orders.

Positive and negative points about authoritarian:

Positives:

Y Can be effective in achieving task

Y Improves discipline

Y Time efficient

Negatives:

Y Cause resentment

Y Could miss good ideas

Y Low morale

Dictatorial:

This type of authority comes from a dictator; this term is at times

wrongly used to refer to someone who is bossy or arrogant as a leader.

A dictator has an un-restrained authority over people.

Over history there have been many dictators such as, Augusto Pinochet,

Sadam Hussein, Adolf Hitler, Stalin, or Mugabe.

Such a leader would have the right to change laws without consulting

those who would later have to abide by these laws. Dictators cannot be

removed from power through elections, which stops the dictator from

having any fear of loosing power if they go too far out of line.

Power is maintained through imposing extreme fear upon its subjects.

Positive and negative points about dictatorial:

Positives:

Y ...

... middle of paper ...

...tockwell tube station after being

mistaken for a suicide bomber. The case is under investigation by the

Independent Police Complaints Commission. A string of blunders have

emerged, including the white Brazilian man being misidentified as a

black African terrorism suspect.

Senior officers have met in the past month to learn early lessons from

the Stockwell incident. Senior officers believe that the shoot to kill

policy must be retained, but they have been discussing ways in which

the risk of killing innocent people can be minimised.

Part of the review will look at intelligence. The police source said:

"In any firearms incident the most crucial bit is the intelligence you

receive. One question is how much intelligence do you need to shoot to

kill. What systems are available to check out the intelligence

quickly?"