In this paper we consider the problem of the control of access to a firm’s productive asset, embedding the relevant decision makers into a general structure of formal authority relations. Within such an authority structure, each decision maker acts as a principal to some decision makers, while she acts as an agent in relation to certain other decision makers. We study under which conditions dec...

Teacher authority has long been recognized as one of the critical factors that contribute to the formation of effective learning circumstances (Haywood-Metz, 2006). A survey was developed based on Dornbusch and Scott’s (1975) theoretical framework of distinction between formal authority and informal authority, named The Attitude towards College Instructor Authority (ACIA). By using this survey ...

We propose a geography that pluralizes the sites, practices and politics of authority. defend an approach tracks less perceptible forms authority emerging through everyday micropolitics experimental practices. In contrast to dominant definitions as institutionalized legitimate power, we define relation guidance from recognition inequalities in access truth, experience or objectivity. Analysing ...