Everything you need to know about the authority, responsibility, accountability in management. Authority - 'Authority' means 'Legal or rightful power, a right to command or to act'. Applied to the managerial jobs, the power of the superior to command the subordinate to act or not to act in a particular manner, is called the 'authority'. Responsibility - It is an [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Concept of Authority 2. Characteristics of Authority 3. Kinds. Concept of Authority: Authority means right (to command) and power to act. Authority empowers the superior to make a subordinate to do the work. Everybody in the organisation, from top to bottom, possesses some authority to secure cooperation from his subordinates. Authority [...]
This article throws light upon the top four theories of authority. The theories are: 1. Formal or Classical Theory of Authority 2. Acceptance Theory of Authority 3. Authority Theory of the Situation 4. Competence Theory of Authority. 1. Formal or Classical Theory of Authority: This is known as top-down authority. It supports the principle of scalar chain or organisational hierarchy. [...]