Federal Urdu University Science OF

Arts &Technology
Presentation ON Authority
Group Names
ZAHID ALI SAJID SHAH & SOHAIL SHAIKH
Authority
 Authority is ability through which a superior
individual established his superior over the
subordinate and gets his order obeyed.
 The subordinate accept the orders or

command of the superiors as legitimate order

and obey them.
Characteristics Of Authority
 Authority is a quality
 Capacity to command and obedience
 Authority is accept and respected
 Authority is legitimate
 Authority is rational
 Authority is not something material
 Basis of authority is reason
 Kinds of Authority
Traditional authority.

Legal and constitutional authority.

Authority based on force.
Religious authority.
Political authority.
Authority of elite.
Basis Of Authority
 Authority is based on the perceived
legitimacy of the individual in power.
 Legitimacy
 Legal force
 Religion
 Public opinion
 Traditions
 Habits
Importance of Authority
 Authority can be used to protect our right to
life liberty and property .Authority can be
used to provide order and security in people
lives.
 Authority provide Legtimacy to power
 Check on the principle might is right
 It bring efficiency in administration
Delegation Of Authority
 The delegation of authority refers to the
division of labor and decision making
responsibility to an individual that reports to
a leader or manager.
Types Of Delegation of Authority
1) General or specific delegation. It
is based on the job assigned.
2) Formal or informal delegation. It
is based on the process of giving
authority.
3) Top to bottom or bottom to top
delegation. It is based on the
hierarchy.
4) Lateral delegation. It requires a
group or team to work in parallel.
Questions Of Authority
1) Is it right to motivate people to do their work based on your authority? Or leading
from the front?
2) If a subordinate has a valid recommendation but is against your position? Should
you use your authority to veto him?
3) What type of people do you not work well with?
4) Where do you see yourself in five years?
5) What education or training have you had that makes you fit for this profession
authority?
6) What did you like least about your last or current) job as authority?
7) Do you consider yourself successful ?
8) Tell about a time when you helped resolve a dispute b/w others?
9) What have you don’t to improve your knowledge as authority in the last year?
10) Do you consider yourself successful based on your skills in exercising your
authority?
Manager
ABDUL JAWAD CHAUDHRY
BANK AL HABIB LIMITED
Best of luck