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Answer: A - Italian writer and political philosopher Niccol? Machiavelli argued in his 1513 classic The Prince that leaders must be feared and loved by their subjects (or workers) in order to be effective, though fear should trump love if both qualities were not attainable. He took care to note that fear and hatred are distinct qualities and hatred was very undesirable for a leader who wants to endure. Though the brutish nature of his thesis seems out of place in the present day, if it is adjusted to accommodate the nature in which people ascend to contemporary positions of power and the decreasing use of violence in mainstream society, governance and business, the thesis fundamentally holds true. Workers must be sure of their leader or manager's authority over them and, to a certain extent, fear falling short of the leader's expectations. On the other hand, they should have enough esteem or respect for the leader that they happily, or at least without reservation, choose to work for and follow that person each day and trust their guidance.