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Responsibility
Contents
1 ORGANIZING
2 AUTHORITY
3 RESPONSIBILITY
4 ACCOUNTABILITY
ORGANIZING
Characteristics-
Division of Work
Coordination
Common Objectives
Well defined authority and responsibility
Superior subordinate relationship
Universal Process
Dynamic
ORGANIZING
PROCESS
Identification and division of work
Departmentalization
Determination of Key activities
Assignment of duties
Establishing reporting relationship
Providing Right Environment
Delegation of Authority
Responsibility
Authority
Accountability
RESPONSIBILITY
Definition
Features:-
Accountability cannot be delegated.
It originates because of delegation of authority.
It is only towards the delegators.
Its base is senior subordinate relationship
Difference
Basic of
Responsibility Accountability
Distinction
It is an obligation to
perform the assigned Answerable to the
Meaning duty or order superior for the work
performed
Responsibility
Accountability
( Responsibility for) or
( Responsibility to)
Delegation the work can be
cannot be delegated to
delegated to some
some other person
other person
Can Accountability
be Delegated ?
Process of Delegation
of Authority
Assigning responsibility
Granting Authority
Fixing Accountability
IMPORTANCE
Effective Management
Employee Development
Motivation of Employees
Facilitation of Growth
Better Coordination
Organisational Constraints
Inadequate planning
Lack of Unity of Command
Non availability of
competent managers
Unclear authority On the part of Subordinates
relationship Obstacles Lack of Information
to and resources
Delegation Over Burdened
Lack of self confidence
On the part of superior Dependence on Boss
Lack of Control
Fear of subordinates
Love for authority
Lack of receptiveness
Lack of trust in subordinates