If the subordinates do not accept the command of their superior, then the superior cannot be said to have any authority over them is given in.

If the subordinates do not accept the command of their superior, then the superior cannot be said to have any authority over them is given in the acceptance of authority theory. Acceptance theory of authority states that a manager's authority rests on workers' acceptance of his right to give orders and to expect compliance. Workers have to believe that the manager can legitimately give orders and there is a legitimate expectation that the orders will be carried out.