ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is the principle in which an employee should have only one supervisor to whom he or she is responsible.
A
Supervision
B
Span of control
C
Chain of command
D
Work specialization
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Unity of command: This principle states that an employee should have one and only one supervisor to whom he or she is directly responsible.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unity of command states that a subordinate should receive order and be responsible to only one boss. This ensures that each employee gets command only from one superior and is accountable to the same.

Detailed explanation-3: -A subordinate should have only one superior to whom he or she is directly responsible is known as Unity of Command.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unity of Command-This principle states that each subordinate should receive orders and be accountable to one and only one superior.

Detailed explanation-5: -True. According to Fayol, there should be one and only one boss for every individual employee. If an employee gets orders from two supervisors at the same time the principle of unity of command is violated.

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