2.2 DELEGATION & DECENTRALISATION

Question 1

WHAT IS DELEGATION?

Answer 1

Delegation is the entrustment of responsibility and authority to another and the creation of accountability for performance

Question 2

WHAT IS DECENTRALISATION?

Answer 2

decentralisation is s systematic effort to delegate authority to the lower layers of the organisation

Question 3

FACTORS AFFECTING DEGREE OF DECENTRALISATION?

Answer 3

• Size of the Organization (If large. degree of decentralization more)
• History of the Enterprise (Founders then centralized ,amalgamation, merger then decentralization)
• Outlook of the Top Managers (Optimistic, open minded more decentralization)
• Availability of Competent Managers (more competent larger the decentralization)
• Dispersal of Operations (geographical operations more decentralized)
• Control Techniques (Effective control techniques more decentralized

Question 4

PROCECSS OF DELEGATION?

Answer 4

1. DETERMINATITON OF RESULT EXPECTED
2. ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES
3. GRANTING OF AUTHORITY
4. CREATION OF OBLIGATION

Question 5

PRINCIPLES OF DELEGATION?

Answer 5

1. PRINCIPLE OF RESULT EXPECTED
2. PRINCIPLE OF PARITY OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILTY
3. PRINCIPLE OF ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILTY
4. PRINCIPLE OF AUTHORITY LEVEL
5. PRINCIPLEL OF CLARITY OF LINE OF AUTHORITY

Question 6

CENTRALISATION?

Answer 6

“everything that goes to increase the subordinates’ role is

decentralisation, everything which goes to reduce it is centralisation”