Authority & delegation in Management

Principles Of Management

Authority &

Delegation

It is the formal right of the superior to command his subordinates to perform a certain act.

Sources of Formal Authority Classical View-

Traditional or Legalistic View.

Human Relation View-Acceptance View.

Ability/ Potential of a person to influence other person.

Charismatic power-extraordinary qualities.

Reflected power-from a powerful individual.

Emotional power-As a mother over her son.

Narrower in scope. Legitimate right. Rests on chair. Delegated by

superior. Well-defined & finite. Basis of formal

organization.

Wider in scope. Ability of a person. Rests in individual. Can’t be delegated. Undefined & infinite. Basis of informal

organization.

Authority Powervs

Delegation of Authority

Assigning some part of manager’s work to subordinates with some authority.

Meaning

Advantages of Delegation Relieves manager of his

heavy workload. Leads to better decisions. Speeds up decision making. Helps to train subordinate

and build morale. Helps create a formal

organization structure.

Barriers of Delegation Fear of loss of power. The “I Can Do it Better

Myself” fallacy. Lack of Confidence in

subordinates. Fear of being exposed. Difficulty in Briefing.

Decentralisation of Authority Similar to Delegation. Main difference with delegation is ‘Decision

making’.

Advantages of Decentralisation Relief to Top Executives. Motivation of

subordinates. Quick Decisions. Growth & Diversification. Executive development.

Disadvantages of Decentralisation Expensive. Difficulty in

coordination. Lack of uniformity. Narrow Product

lines. External

Constraints.

Empowerment Authority of an

employee to make decision.

Operationalized through participation, innovation, access to information & responsibility.

Speed Morale

Greater potential of chaos

Role conflict

Merits De-merits

CONCLUSION

References Principles of Management by P C Tripathi

& P N Reddy. Management Theory and Practices by C

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Dr. Nazia Ansari

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Prepared ByDarshana ChauhanAthira EzhuvaVanita Hathliya