This case is from the nonprofit sector, and the theories you are engaging in this discussion assignment are strictly related to management, on how to exercise authority, power, and influence. You are a successful businessman and a very religious person. You decide to establish a small church for your family and a group of friends who share your sentiments. You take the time to establish the church as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. You pay a lawyer to write the bylaws, you incorporate it with the state, apply and receive the IRS approval for the nonprofit status, make a business plan, make substantial donations, rent a space and pay the rent for three years in advance from your own pocket. You also pay a talented person to create an attractive website for the church. You start a fund raising campaign, make substantial donations, and make a sizeable bank account. Then, together with the church committee, you hire a young spiritual leader who appears to be the right person to lead the church. Once all the legal formalities had been completed, the employment contract is signed; you give the spiritual leader and the treasurer full access to the bank account as cosigners. You also give the spiritual leader administrator rights to the server hosting the church website as he is also tech savvy and capable of making changes and updates. One month later, at the completion of the service, the spiritual leader starts his sermon by expressing his "sincere" gratitude to a number of people that he handpicked from the crowd, but who were never directly involved with the church. He never mentions your name (Theory 87). Then, using his "divine" authority (Theory 85) he declares this occasion to be considered a General Assembly. Incidentally, all due paying members are present and the bylaws allow such a procedure as legitimate (Theory 86). The spiritual leader proposes the creation of a new church committee and everyone in the crowd agrees and votes overwhelmingly. After all, he is the spiritual leader who cannot be contradicted (Theory 88). As per the decision of the General Assembly, the spiritual leader puts a new person is in charge of the website, since he publicly claims no knowledge of such mundane tasks (Theory 89), and your access to the server is being removed. Next day, there is a new website active, your name is completely removed and your history is completely erased as if you never existed. Furthermore, the spiritual leader with the new treasurer remove your name from the bank account, as mandated by the General Assembly. Analyzing this case from the perspective of managerial authority, power and influence, what did you do wrong? If you were to do it again, what would you do differently?.

In this week's posting, please discuss this case by tapping into the five theoretical models listed below. For each theoretical model explain WHY the model is relevant to this case, and HOW you can apply it to help the manager make better decisions. Make sure you consider each of the five theoretical models, as missing one or more will lower your grade.

Five Theoretical Models: 1) 1) Weber's Tripartite Classification of Authority (Theory 85); 2) French and Raven's Sources of Power Theory (Theory 86); 3) Machiavelli's Guide to Survival (Theory 87); 4) Sophocles on How to Lose Power (Theory 88); and 5) Charles Handy's Negative Power Theory (Theory 89)