A manager enhances the production target from 500 units to 700 units per month but the authority to draw raw material was not given by him. The production manager could not achieve the revised production target. Who is responsible and which principle was violated?
A manager enhances the production target from 500 units to 700 units per month but the authority to draw raw material was not given by him. The production manager could not achieve the revised production target. Who is responsible and which principle was violated?
The manager is responsible for not achieving the target because he did not grant sufficient authority to carry out the work efficiently. In the absence of authority to draw raw material, the production manager couldn't achieve the revised target of production.
The principle violated, in this case, is 'Authority and Responsibility'.
(i) Authority: The term authority implies the right of an individual to take decisions and to command his subordinates.
The concept of authority arises from the position in the scalar chain, which is highest at the top and declines as we move down the hierarchy. Thus, it flows from top to bottom.
(ii) Responsibility: It is the obligation of a subordinate to properly perform the assigned duty. It arises from superior-subordinate relationships because the subordinate is bound to perform the duty assigned to him.
Thus, it flows upward i.e. a subordinate is always responsible for his superior. Granting authority is necessary to create responsibility and facilitates its fulfilment.
The manager is responsible for not achieving the target because he did not grant sufficient authority to carry out the work efficiently. In the absence of authority to draw raw material, the production manager couldn't achieve the revised target of production.
The principle violated, in this case, is 'Authority and Responsibility'.
(i) Authority: The term authority implies the right of an individual to take decisions and to command his subordinates.
The concept of authority arises from the position in the scalar chain, which is highest at the top and declines as we move down the hierarchy. Thus, it flows from top to bottom.
(ii) Responsibility: It is the obligation of a subordinate to properly perform the assigned duty. It arises from superior-subordinate relationships because the subordinate is bound to perform the duty assigned to him.
Thus, it flows upward i.e. a subordinate is always responsible for his superior. Granting authority is necessary to create responsibility and facilitates its fulfilment.
