Political Science · Public Administration
According to Chester Barnard, a 'zone of indifference' for managerial directives
ARequires few resources
BCan create apathy
CAppears when the acceptance of managerial authority is more or less automatic ✓ Correct
DDerives from the concept of personal space
Correct answer: (C) Appears when the acceptance of managerial authority is more or less automatic — The zone of indifference appears when authority is accepted almost automatically, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The zone of indifference appears when authority is accepted almost automatically, so that is the answer.
★Within this zone, orders are obeyed without resistance.
★Subordinates accept such directives as a matter of course.
★These orders fall within what they expect to follow.
★Outside this zone, acceptance is no longer automatic.
★So the concept is about the easy acceptance of authority.
★Thus the answer is that acceptance is more or less automatic.
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