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.
Apparent Authority Law and Legal Definition. Apparent authority is a concept used in agency law that refers to the situation that arises when a principal, such as a corporation, indicates to a third party that an officer or agent is authorized to act on its behalf and the third party relies in good faith upon such authority.