Dr Aris, a chief research scientist, orders a junior laboratory technician, Lin, to dispose of several chemical samples down the standard sink to save time, rather than following the lengthy hazardous waste disposal protocol. Lin knows this violates environmental safety guidelines, but she complies with his instruction.
Using Milgram's agency theory, explain why Lin might have obeyed Dr Aris's orders.
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