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obedience  

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  • Obedience can be extremely functional—particularly in emergencies and high-stress crisis situations (e.g., a battle, a police raid, a space shuttle, a hospital emergency room). Under these circumstances, it really helps to have someone in authority take the lead and issue commands that are unquestioningly obeyed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Leadership; Obedience]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FFRP2082-4

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