Distributing Authority
Another important building block in structuring organizations is the determination of
how authority is to be distributed among positions.
Authority
is power that has been
legitimized by the organization.
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Two specific issues that managers must address when
distributing authority are delegation and decentralization.
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The Delegation Process
Delegation is the establishment of a pattern of authority
between a superior and one or more subordinates. Specifically,
delegation
is the process
by which managers assign a portion of their total workload to others.
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In theory, the
delegation process involves three steps. First, the manager assigns responsibility or gives
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