Because there is no rule for succession when a charismatic authority figure dies, the leader will sometimes name a successor or build an organization that can govern after the charismatic figure is gone. Weber called this transition of authority the
A) traditional authority.
B) routinization of charisma.
C) revolution.
D) best of all possible worlds.

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Weber referred to the process of establishing a system of authority after the death of a charismatic leader as the "routinization of charisma". This involves transforming the charismatic authority into either traditional or legal-rational authority. The leader may name a successor or establish an organization that can continue to govern after their death, in order to ensure that their charisma is institutionalized and routinized into a lasting form of authority.

Because There Is No Rule for Succession When a Charismatic