It is the obligation of a subordinate to properly perform the assigned duty.

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Solution

(a) Responsibility

(b) Accountability

(c) All of the above

(d) Authority

Answer (a) Responsibility

Explanation: Responsibility is the commitment of a subordinate to perform the appointed duty appropriately. It emerges from a superior-subordinate relationship on the grounds that the subordinate will undoubtedly perform the duty doled out to him by his boss. Responsibility streams upward.

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