1. What is authority? Must it be hierarchical? 2. In what way did the advent of the manager undermine earlier concepts of authority? 3. What role does managerial power play in corporate life? 4. What does the value of power-system equilibrium strive to protect? 5. Why is expansion a major attraction to those who direct enterprises? 6. How and why are expansion and growth often confused? 7. Must there be coercive power in a business organization?