Andrew Carnegie (last name pronounced IPA: /kÉrËnÉgi, ËkÉrnÉgi/)[1] (November 25, 1835 â August 11, 1919) was a Scottish industrialist, businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel.
staff authority. Dictionary of Accounting Terms for: staff authority. staff authority. power to give advice, support, and service to line departments. Staff managers do not command others. Examples of staff authority are found in personnel, purchasing, engineering, and finance. The management accounting function is usually âstaffâ with responsibility for providing line managers and also other staff people with a specialized service.
Also called positional power, it is the power of an individual because of the relative position and duties of the holder of the position within an organization. Legitimate power is formal authority delegated to the holder of the position.