The Acceptance Theory of Authority expresses that:
A)Workers will generally accept whatever the leading authority figure asks them to accept.
B)The perceived authority of a manager's commands is correlated to whether or not a worker considers the message and its sender legitimate.
C)Workers generally fear authority figure and therefore accept their commands to avoid reprisal or disapproval.
D)A worker has to personally like a manager or leader before they can fully accept the manager's authority over them.

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Chester Barnard's Acceptance Theory of Authority states that for a manager's message or command to be perceived as authoritative, the worker must perceive the authority as legitimate. If a worker does not feel a leader has legitimate authority over them, they are less likely to view their directions as authoritative.

The Acceptance Theory of Authority Expresses That