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What is Delegation ?
Delegation
Delegation
Kinds of Delegation
There are three kinds of delegation Downward
delegation.
Upward delegation.
Sidewise delegation .
Principles of delegation
Delegation
by results expected.
Functional delegation .
Scalar principle .
Absoluteness of responsibility.
Parity of authority and responsibility.
Unity of command .
Clarification of the limits of authority .
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Delegation as an art
Delegation
What to delegate
Tasks
How to delegate
When
Negotiation
dependence on superiors .
Lack of self confidence .
Lack of positive incentives.
Centralization of authority
Centralization
of performance .
Departmental centralization.
Centralization of managements.
delegation of authority.
Top management assumes most of the
power and responsibility .
Close supervision and control on every
aspect of managerial functioning by top
managers .
Advantages of centralization
Uniformity
of actions .
Coordination and integration of organizational
efforts which leads to focus on overall
organizational perspectives .
Quick decisions (particularly in time of
emergency ).
Economic.
Powerful top management.
Limitations of centralization
Overburdened
top management .
Delayed and unsound decisions .
Abuse of authority. ( power corrupts and
absolute power corrupts absolutely.)
Rigidity of organization.
Unsuitable for growing and complex
organizations.
Decentralization
Significance of a decision.
Desire for uniformity.
Size of the business unit .
Decentralization for performance .
Business dynamics .
History of the enterprise.
Desire for independence.
Availability of competent managers .
Efficacy of control techniques .
Nature of top management .
Environmental influence
Advantages of decentralization
Limitations of decentralization
complete centralization
(no organization structure)
complete decentralization
(no organization structure)
Recentralization
Recentralization
means centralization of
authority that was once decentralized.
Normally it is not a complete reversal of
decentralization.
References
Heinz Weihrich
Mark V Cannice
Harold Koontz
Stoner, Freeman and Gilbert
Principles of Management by JK Jain
www.wikipedia.org
Arthur Lupias report on Delegation of power
:agency theory.
Gerard M Blairs report on The art of delegation.