From A glossary of political theory
A contentious concept that some see as a form of power while others contrast it to power. Authority involves a relationship between one individual or group and another, and is characterised by persuasive pressures rather than a threat of force.
From Business: The Ultimate Resource
Since the 1950s, brainstorming has been put forward as a significant antidote to all forms of organizational rigidity and defensiveness—and an important catalyst for liberating organizational creativity.
From Leadership glossary: Essential terms for the 21st century
Charisma is the vital and compelling personal charm possessed by some people. The modern conception of charisma is deeply influenced by American ideals of individualism, having developed in the 1950s across numerous spheres.
From Business: The Ultimate Resource
A style of leadership that uses standards, procedures, and output statistics to regulate the organization. A command and control approach to leadership is authoritative in nature and uses a top-down approach.
From The Dictionary of Alternatives
The term has its origins in the turn within radical politics away from COLLECTIVISM and towards issues of individual consciousness and emancipation.
From The Penguin English Dictionary
Somebody or something that ranks first, precedes others, or holds a principal position; a person with commanding authority or influence.
From Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
Groupthink is a condition in which highly cohesive groups in “hot” decision situations display excessive levels of concurrence seeking that suppress critical inquiry and result in faulty decision making.
From Collins Dictionary of Sociology
The notion that societies are so organized that those who occupy top positions and positions of authority tend more readily to have their versions of the truth accepted, while the views of those who are ‘underdogs’ or ‘outsiders’ often go unrepresented.
From Encyclopedia of Ethics
Integrity is ascribed to people, newspapers, works of art, nations, and other things, but it will be considered here simply as human virtue.
From QFinance: The Ultimate Resource
A form of employee development whereby a trusted and respected person, the mentor, uses his or her experience to offer guidance, encouragement, career advice, and support to another person, the mentee.
From The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology
The state of being calmly, intentionally and actively aware of what one is feeling, thinking and doing; hence the state of being attentive to the moment without becoming entangled in it.
In psychology, the intention of achieving a goal, leading to goal-directed behavior. Some human activity seems to be best explained by postulating an inner directing drive.
From Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought
A neologism, denoting any person or group that has a vital interest (a ‘stake’) in the success or conduct of an enterprise. In discussing business enterprises the stakeholder is usually contrasted with the shareholder.
From Business: The Ultimate Resource
Collaboration by a group of people to achieve a common purpose. Teamwork is often a feature of day-to-day working, and is increasingly used to accomplish specific projects, in which case it may bring together people from different functions, departments, or disciplines.
From Cambridge dictionary of sociology
Values refer to moral principles or other judgments of worth. The term is used by sociologists in a number of different ways.
