It is about Authority & Delegation.

1. Principles Of Management

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

3. Sources of Formal Authority
 Classical View-
Traditional or
Legalistic View.
 Human Relation View-
Acceptance View.

4. Ability/
Potenti
al of a
person
to
influenc
e other
person.
 Charismatic power-
extraordinary qualities.
 Reflected power-from a
powerful individual.
 Emotional power-As a mother
over her son.

5.  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 Power

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

7. Advantages of Delegation
 Relieves manager of his
heavy workload.
 Leads to better
decisions.
 Speeds up decision
making.
 Helps to train
subordinate and build
morale.

8. 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.

9. Decentralisation of Authority
 Similar to Delegation.
 Main difference with delegation is ‘Decision
making’.

10. Advantages of Decentralisation
 Relief to Top Executives.
 Motivation of
subordinates.
 Quick Decisions.
 Growth &
Diversification.
 Executive development.

11. Disadvantages of
Decentralisation
 Expensive.
 Difficulty in
coordination.
 Lack of uniformity.
 Narrow Product lines.
 External Constraints.

12. Empowerment
 Authority of an
employee to make
decision.
 Operationalized through
participation, innovation,
access to information &
responsibility.

13.  Speed
 Morale
 Greater potential of
chaos
 Role conflict
Merits De-merits

15. References
 Principles of Management by P C Tripathi & P
N Reddy.
 Management Theory and Practices by C B
Gupta
 Images.google.com

16. Dr. Nazia Ansari
Guided By
Prepared By
Darshana Chauhan
Athira Ezhuva
Vanita Hathliya