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What is meant by Delegation? State any three points which highlight the importance of delegation in an organization.

Answer

Delegation of authority is the process of entrusting responsibility and authority and creating accountability of the person to whom work or responsibility is handed over. Its importance are:

  1. Effective management: Delegation of authority reduces the workload of a manager. Managers who practice delegation of authority are definitely better decision makers than those who do not delegate authority.
  2. Motivation of employees: In the process of delegation of authority, both authority and responsibility are delegated to their subordinates. This situation provides liberty to work and take decisions on the part of subordinates. Through this; they exhibit their talent and skill.
  3. Facilitation of work: Delegation of authority does not develop only one person or
    division but facilitates the development of the organization as a whole. As an adequate number of able employees are available in an organization to take decisions expansion modernization and diversification of a business can be done with full confidence.

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Some More Questions From Organizing Chapter

Describe the steps involved in the process of ‘Organising’.

Explain the importance of organising as a function of management.

Aman, Avneesh and Amrish have decided to start a business of manufacturing toys. They identified the following main activities which they have to perform:

(i) Purchase of raw materials

(ii) Purchase of machinery

(iii) Production of toys

(iv) Arrangement of finance

(v) Sale of toys

(vi) Identifying the areas where they can sell their toys

(vii) Selection of employees

In order to facilitate the work they thought that four managers should be appointed to look after:

(a) Production (b) Finance

(c) Marketing (d) Personnel.

(1) Identify the function of management involved in the above mentioned para.

(2) Quote the lines from the above para which help you in identifying this function.

(3) State the steps followed in the process of this function of management.

“Organisation is the harmonious adjustment of specialised parts for the accomplishment of some common purpose or purposes”. In the light of this statement explain any four points of importance of organising.

“Organising is the process of defining and grouping the activities of the enterprise and establishing the authority relationship among them”. In the light of this statement explain the steps in the process of organising.

Define ‘Organising’ as a function of management.

Define ‘Organisation’ as a structure.

(Organisation is a machine of management). Comment.

How effective administration is possible through organisation?

‘Organisation is a mechanism of management’. What does this statement indicate?