delegation of authority

1. DELEGATION

2. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
Delegation refers to the downward
transfer of authority from a superior
to a subordinate.
It enables the manager to use his
time on high priority activities

3. DEFINITION OF DELEGATION
Delegation means the granting of
authority to subordinates to operate
within the prescribed limits
- THEO HAIMANN

4. ELEMENTS OF DELEGATION
ELEMENT S OF
DELEGATION
RESPONSIBILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY
AUTHORITY

5. IMPORTANCE OF DELEGATION
EFFECTIVE
MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEE
DEVELOPMENT
MOTIVATION OF
EMPLOYEES

6. IMPORTANCE OF DELEGATION
BASIS OF MANAGEMENT
HIERARCHY
BETTER CO-ORDINATION
FACILITATION OF
GROWTH

8. DECENTRALISATION
• Delegation of authority
through out all the levels of
the organisation
• Decision making authority is
shared with lower levels
and placed nearest to the
points of action

9. IMPORTANCE OF DECENTRALISATION
• DEVELOPS INITIATIVE AMONG SUBORDINATES
• DEVELOPS MANAGERIAL TALENT FOR THE
FUTURE
• QUICK DECISION MAKING
• RELIEF TO TOP MANAGEMENT
• FACILITATES GROWTH
• BETTER CONTROL

10. CENTRALISATION AND DECENTRALISATION
• An organisation is centralised when decision
making authority is retained by higher
management levels where it is decentralised
when such authority is delegated
• Complete centralisation impliers
concetnration of decision making function at
the apex of the management hierarchy

11. CENTRALISATION AND DECENTRALISATION
• Complete decentralisation would imply the
delegation of all decision making functions to
the lower level of the hierarchy
• An organisation can never be completely
centralisaed or decentralised.as it grows in
size and complexity there is a tendency to
move towards decentralised decision making

12. THANK YOU….