Editing Ryuho Okawa (section)

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Fukui (2004) notes that Okawa's leadership is consistent with sociologist [[Max Weber]]'s theory about [[charismatic authority]]. Okawa's leadership comes from belief in his supernatural traits, as he identifies as the Buddha and El Cantare. Under his authority, Happy Science has undergone rapid changes, including changes in its projects, doctrine, and staff, who do not remain in the same post for a long time. Fukui (2004) says, citing Wallis (1983), that rapid change allows a charismatic leader to stay in power. Rapid change protects the leader from vulnerability stemming from disbelief in their supernatural claims, [[Charismatic authority#Routinizing charisma|routinization]], or dissenting leaders.<ref name=fukui2004p96>{{Harvnb|Fukui|2004|p=96}}</ref>

Since its founding, Happy Science has been organized like a secular company. This is reflected in titles of positions, which are secular. Okawa's original title was {{Nihongo|"Coordinator" or "Chairman"|主宰|Shusai}}, with followers referring to Okawa as {{Nihongo|"Master Coordinator"|主宰先生|Shusai Sensei}}. In January 1997, with the inception of the "New Hope Project", Okawa's title was changed to {{Nihongo|"President"|総裁|Sōsai}} and Okawa is called {{Nihongo|"Master President"|総裁先生|Sōsai Sensei}} by members. Under Okawa, a Board of Directors, which manages Happy Science, and the Heads of Divisions exist. {{Nihongo|Branch offices|支部|shibu}} exist in and outside of Japan, with each office run by a {{Nihongo|branch manager|支部長|shibu-chō}}.<ref name=fukui2004p96/> Fukui (2004) says, when visiting the headquarters' offices in Tokyo, it was difficult to "tell the difference between [Happy Science]'s offices and those of a business corporation."<ref name=fukui2004p97>{{Harvnb|Fukui|2004|p=97}}</ref> Most staff members were wearing business suits and doing paperwork at their desks. The usual office equipment are seen as well, such as telephones, fax machines, filing cabinets, photocopiers, and computers. Fukui (2004) says "apart from the presence of the ''[[gohonzon]]'' (the religious icon of worship) within the office of each division, it felt as though I was visiting a major trading house."<ref name=fukui2004p97 /> Although the employees are {{Nihongo|''shukke-sha''|出家者|shukke-sha}} (i.e. "renouncers who have left their secular lives"),<ref name=fukui2004p97 /> they spent a considerable amount of time working in the office.<ref name=fukui2004p97 />

Happy Science has been widely criticised as a [[cult]].<ref name=Musasizi /><ref name=thejakartapost /><ref name=Donnelly />