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