Organising Test - 1

It arises as a result of social interaction. There no set behaviour and rules. Thus it is flexible in nature.

Delegation begins with sharing of responsibilities with the subordinates. Superior deliberately passes some of his responsibilities to his subordinates. After passing responsibilities the superior shares his authorities.

Authority delegated should be matched with the responsibility. If authority delegated is more than the responsibility then it will be misused. Therefore the authority should be taken back to match with responsibility.

Informal organisation is created automatically due to social interactions among the employees to get psychological satisfaction. Formal organisation is the basis of informal organisation.

Principle of Absoluteness applies to Accountabilty. It means it can never be passed or delegated. The superior always remain accountable for the work delegated to the subordinates.

The managers can not perform all the tasks on their own. To reduce their burden, managers delegate their less important work to their subordinates. So that the managers can concentrate on their important work.

Responsibility flows upward. Subordinates will always be responsible to his superior.  Superior can not fully delegate their responsibility.

Elements of delegation are 

• Authority
• Responsibility
• Accountability

Responsibility is derived from authority and accountability is derived from responsibility.

Narrow span of management means a single manager or supervisor oversees few subordinates. This give a rise to a tall organisational structure.

Elements of delegation are

• Responsibility
• Authority
• Accountability