Authority rule

10:45 Oct 23, 2013
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources / organisational behaviour
English term or phrase: Authority rule
DECISION BY AUTHORITY RULE:
Many groups start out with--or quickly set up a power structure that makes it clear that the chairman (or someone else in authority) will make the ultimate decision. The group can generate ideas and hold free discussion, but at any time the chairman can say that, having heard the discussion, he or she has decided upon a given plan. Whether or not this method is effective depends a great deal upon whether the chairman is a sufficiently good listener to have culled the right information on which to make the decision. Furthermore, if the group must also implement the decision, then the authority-rule method produces a bare minimum of involvement by the group (basically, they will do it because they have to, not necessarily because they want to). Hence it undermines the potential quality of the implementation of the decision.

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Summary of answers provided
3 +1'decision by authority' rule = κανόνας της (λήψης) απόφασης με βάση την αυθεντία
Andras Mohay (X)
4κανόνας -απόλυτου/ης κύρους/γνώμης ή αδιαμφισβήτητης γνώμης
transphy
3 -1Τελική απόφαση από τη διευθύνουσα αρχή
Kettie Nossis


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
authority rule
Τελική απόφαση από τη διευθύνουσα αρχή


Explanation:
It's a suggestion.

Kettie Nossis
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Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek

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disagree  Andras Mohay (X): Μια ματιά στο θέμα δεν βλάπτει...
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
authority rule
'decision by authority' rule = κανόνας της (λήψης) απόφασης με βάση την αυθεντία


Explanation:

Στις ομάδες, κοινωνίες που λειτουργούν με βάση την αυθεντία του αρχηγού, ο οποίος δεν πρέπει να αμφισβητηθεί, δημιουργούνται συνθήκες ώστε τα μέλη της ...

http://thesecretrealtruth.blogspot.com/2012/10/blog-post_477...

Δημοκρατική θέαση της Εκπαίδευσης [Democratic View of Education]. Ιεραρχική και με βάση την αυθεντία θέαση της εκπαίδευσης [Authoritarian view of education].

4epal-athin.att.sch.gr/.../School_Society_Relationships_1...‎

Andras Mohay (X)
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agree  Constantine Kourakis
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
'decision by authority' rule
κανόνας -απόλυτου/ης κύρους/γνώμης ή αδιαμφισβήτητης γνώμης


Explanation:
Κανόνας-
απόλυτου κύρους
απόλυτης γρώμης
αδιαμφισβήτητης γνώμης
I am of the same opinion, as Andras, as to the 'splitting' of the sentence, ie It is a rule of 'decision by authority'.
What I understand of this is the following :-
Suppose there are 4 judges to judge an event (dancing with the Stars!!!!???) One of those judges is a Senior Judge, i.e. has more authority than the other 3. If two judges vote 'Yes', one judge votes 'No', then if the Senior (casting) judge votes 'No' you have 2 'yeses' and 2 'nos'. However, because the Senior judge has more 'Authority' the motion result is 'No'

transphy
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