Question

Distinguish between authority, responsibility and accountability.

Answer 1

Difference between authority, responsibility and accountability.

$\begin{array}{cccc}\text{Basis}& \text{Authority}& \text{Responsibility}& \text{Accountability}\\ \text{Meaning}& \text{It means the}& \text{It means to}& \text{It means beging}\\ & \text{right to take}& \text{obligation to}& \text{answerable for}\\ & \text{decision and}& \text{perform the}& \text{the final}\\ & \text{command}& \text{assigned task.}& \text{outcome.}\\ & \text{subordiantes.}& & \\ \text{Origin}& \text{It originates}& \text{It arises from}& \text{It arises from}\\ & \text{from job}& \text{delegated}& \text{responsibility.}\\ & \text{position in the}& \text{authority.}& \\ & \text{scalar chain.}& & \\ \text{Flow}& \text{It flows}& \text{It flows upward}& \text{It flows upward}\\ & \text{downward from}& \text{i.e. from}& \text{i.e.from}\\ & \text{superior to}& \text{subordinate to}& \text{subordinate to}\\ & \text{subordinate.}& \text{superior.}& \text{superior.}\\ \text{Delegation}& \text{It can be}& \text{It cannot be}& \text{It cannot be}\\ & \text{delegated.}& \text{delegated}& \text{delegated at all.}\\ & & \text{entirely.}& \end{array}$