GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following describes the action of assigning authority to someone else to carry out a task?
A
administer
B
micromanage
C
empower
D
delegate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Delegation is the assignment of authority to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities. It is the process of distributing and entrusting work to another person, and therefore one of the core concepts of management leadership.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the meaning of delegation? The delegation of authority refers to the division of labor and decision-making responsibility to an individual that reports to a leader or manager. It is the organizational process of a manager dividing their own work among all their people.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Process of Delegation of Authority As mentioned earlier, the delegation of authority is an adaptable process wherein the manager assigns responsibility to their subordinates, along with the certain authority necessary to accomplish those tasks on the manager’s behalf.

Detailed explanation-4: -However, as an important key to the manager’s job, authority is the power to command others and decide to act or refrain from acting to achieve the organization’s goals. A manager needs authority. It makes his position real and gives him the power to order his subordinates and get them to comply.

Detailed explanation-5: -Accountability means an obligation on the part of a person to account for, or explain, why the task or responsibility assigned to him has not been performed as desired. A person will be accountable only when he has been assigned any task or responsibility by the person who commands authority over him.

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