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Delegation of authority
Presented by -:
Rahul DevMBA GEN 1 ARoll no. 20
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What is Delegation ofAuthority?
Allowing someone to act on yourbehalf to perform tasks (consumeresources) that are available to you
Delegator should be empowered todelegate to anyone he needs to,subject to certain organisation
controls (i.e. the organisationsDelegation Policy)
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Business Organisation
Authority the right to make decisions and carry outtasks
Span of control the number of people a superioris responsible for
Chain of Command the relationship between differentlevels of authority in the business
Hierarchy shows the line managementin the business and who has specific responsibilities
Delegation authority to carry out actionspassed from superior to subordinate
Empowerment giving responsibilities to peopleat all levels of the business to make decisions
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Features
Two sided relationship
Act of trust
Freedom to think and act
Dependency relationship
Challenging task
Forward thinking principle
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What is a better solution?
The delegate should act in his ownname, not in yours
Then a full audit trail can be kept of whodid what
The delegate should have limitedauthority
So that you can delegate a fraction ofyour powers
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Organisation Charts
MD
MiddleManagement
worker
SeniorManagement
A i i D i
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Resource
OwnerI authorise this Privilege Holder to use
this resource in the following ways
signed The Resource Owner
Privilege
Holder
I delegate authority to this End User
to use this resource in this limited way
signed The Privilege Holder
End User(Privilege
Holder)
Assigns
privilege to
Delegates privilege to
Can I use the
Resource
Assigning an De egatingPrivileges in Organisations
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Delegation is not-:
Abdication
Abandonment
Loss of power and control by mangers
Avoiding decisions
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Classical organizational theory
According to classicists ,the delegationprocess has three steps namely-:
Assigning duties to subordinates
Granting of authority
Creation of obligation
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Principles of delegationClassical guidelines for effective delegation include the following-: Principle of delegation by results expected
Principles of functional definiton
Scalar principle
Authoriy level priciple
Principle of unity of command
Parity of authority and responsibiltiy
Absoluteness of responsibilty
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Advantages
Superior related advantages
Subordinate related advantages
Improves behavioral climate
Advantages to organization
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Delegation problems
Two problems-:
Reluctance to delegate
Reluctance to accept delegation
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Reluctance to delegate
Better performance
No trust
Subordinates may get credit
Continuous guidance difficult
accountability
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Reluctance to accept delegation
Easy to ask
Fear of criticism
Lack of information resources
Too heavy
Lack of self confidence
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Effective delegation
Establish goals
Define responsibility and authority
Motivate subordinates
Require completed work
Provide training
Establish adequate controls
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Thank you