Which of the following statements is true concerning authority?
A) Authority is given to the position and not the person.
B) Authority originates at the top of the organization based on the property rights of the owners and flows down the vertical organizational hierarchy from top to middle to operative employees.
C) Positions at the top of the hierarchy have more authority than positions at lower levels.
D) all of the above

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All of the given statements are true concerning authority. Authority is associated with the position and not the person holding the position, it flows down the hierarchy, and those at higher positions in the hierarchy possess more authority than those at lower positions.

Which of the Following Statements Is True Concerning Authority