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Principles of Management
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Principles of Management

by Pravin Durai
June 2019
Beginner content levelBeginner
544 pages
19h 30m
English
Pearson Education India
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CHAPTER 8

Authority, Responsibility and Accountability

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Understand the meaning of authority
  2. Describe the process of delegation
  3. List the different types of delegation
  4. Describe centralization vs. decentralization of authority
  5. Enumerate the guidelines for measuring the extent of decentralization
  6. Define job design
  7. Describe the critical components of job design
  8. Present an overview of organizational structure

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ISBN: 9789389588033