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AUGUSTE DEMETZ – was a French penal reformer
and jurist who established an agricultural colony
for delinquent boys in 1839 providing house
fathers as in charge of these boys.

AUTHORITARIAN LEADERSHIP - Authoritarian
chiefs, commanders, captains, or sergeants tend to
dominate the departments or units they head.
They determine all policies and dictate all
procedures, work schedules, and work
assignments at their level. They tend to remain
aloof from group activity, making it clear “who is
the boss around here.”

AUTHORITARIANISM – is a trait that focuses on the
rigidity of person’s belief. A person high in
authoritarianism tends to adhere rigidly to
conventional values and to obey recognized
authority. He is concerned with toughness and
power and opposes the use of subjective feelings.

AUTHORITY – a person or persons, or a body,
exercising power or command; for those upon
whom the people have conferred authority. It may
also mean the right to command and control the
behavior of employees in lower positions within an
organizational hierarchy.

AUTHORITY LEVEL PRINCIPLE – implies that
decisions within the authority of the individual
commander should be made by them and not be
returned upward in the organizational structure.

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