The lean, silver-haired Mr Stoiber radiates competence, authority, control.Angela Merkel, the Christian Democrats' leader, appears in contrast to be almost a country bumpkin, woefully lacking the qualities needed to govern the country in troubled times.
Still, on Wednesday no one was taking any chances; better to risk alarming the general population by responding urgently and forcefully with officials in hazmat gear than prompt fresh doubts about the competence of authorities by downplaying the drama, acting slowly and not wearing any protective clothes at all.
Others respond to competence and authority.
We accept that those kinds of decisions, Sanger writes, "reside within the special competence and authority of the person making the decision".
In general people who speak a little slower tend to be perceived as more friendly or benevolent while we often associate things like competence and authority with people who speak a little faster.
It is about how we hold on to our beliefs in the value of morality, the competence of authority and the inherent goodness of man in a world that constantly supplies us with evidence to the contrary.
The opposition's leader, Ichiro Ozawa, has vowed to oppose the "temporary" levy, now in place for over 30 years, as an emblem of the pork and patronage that lie at the heart of much that is wrong in Japan's politics.The LDP-led chosetion chose Mr Fukuda as prime minister for his competence and authority.
Traits like competence and authority are typically affiliated with those of higher status, and because cultural and stereotypical beliefs have led us to associate t6 + hese, with men, there is a correlation between gender and higher positions within organizations (Berger et al. 1974).
People don't just turn 18 and start doubting what women say, their competence or authority.
Sometimes less is more to exude competence and authority and get people to listen to you.
