Concept & Types of authority
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The document discusses the concept of authority, defining it as the power or right to give orders and enforce obedience. It distinguishes between various types of authority, including traditional, charismatic, and rational-legal, and outlines sources such as position, acceptance, and competence. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of delegation in management and the obstacles associated with it.
Concept & Types of authority
- 1. Concept Of Authority.Concept Of Authority. By- Rajat SharmaBy- Rajat Sharma BBA (FB) 2BBA (FB) 2ndnd yearyear 164600018164600018
- 2. Meaning: Authority.Meaning: Authority. The power or right to give orders, makeThe power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.decisions, and enforce obedience. ExampleExample:-‘he had absolute authority over his:-‘he had absolute authority over his subordinates’.subordinates’. OROR The right to act in a specified way, delegatedThe right to act in a specified way, delegated from one person or organization to another.from one person or organization to another.‘‘ ExampleExample:- military forces have the legal authority:- military forces have the legal authority to arrest drug traffickers’.to arrest drug traffickers’.
- 3. Types: Authority.Types: Authority. Traditional AuthorityTraditional Authority :: Power legitimized by Power legitimized by respect for long-established cultural patterns.respect for long-established cultural patterns. Charismatic Authority:Charismatic Authority: Power legitimized by Power legitimized by extraordinary personal abilities that inspireextraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion and obedience.devotion and obedience. Rational-Legal Authority:Rational-Legal Authority: Also known as Also known as bureaucratic authority, is when power isbureaucratic authority, is when power is legitimized by legally enacted rules andlegitimized by legally enacted rules and regulations such as governments.regulations such as governments.
- 4. Sources: Authority.Sources: Authority. Position or post:-Position or post:- The position or post or leave of the managers or employees may haveThe position or post or leave of the managers or employees may have shortened authorities. The personal capacity can defer actual practice ofshortened authorities. The personal capacity can defer actual practice of such authorities.such authorities. Formal Sources of authorities:-Formal Sources of authorities:- According to this sources or theory authorities is created or originated fromAccording to this sources or theory authorities is created or originated from the real owners and it is transfer to the top level management. For e.g. CEOthe real owners and it is transfer to the top level management. For e.g. CEO can receive authority from BOD, and delegates such authorities to be lowercan receive authority from BOD, and delegates such authorities to be lower levels.levels. Acceptance theory of Authority:-Acceptance theory of Authority:- Another source of authority is acceptance from the sub-ordinates. If theAnother source of authority is acceptance from the sub-ordinates. If the ideas, activities, opinions and procedures followed by the superiors areideas, activities, opinions and procedures followed by the superiors are accepted by the sub-ordinates than only the authorities than only theaccepted by the sub-ordinates than only the authorities than only the authorities can be practice such sources or authorities is known asauthorities can be practice such sources or authorities is known as acceptance theory.acceptance theory.
- 5. Sources: Authority.Sources: Authority. Competence theory:-Competence theory:- According to this theory, Authorities also dirges from theAccording to this theory, Authorities also dirges from the personal skills, knowledge experience, extra-ordinarypersonal skills, knowledge experience, extra-ordinary academic excellence such factors shown theacademic excellence such factors shown the competency of the managers.competency of the managers. Environmental factors:-Environmental factors:- The authorities is also creates or formed the externalThe authorities is also creates or formed the external environmental forces in another words degree ofenvironmental forces in another words degree of authority can be increased or decreased based on favorauthority can be increased or decreased based on favor and unfavored situation of environment. It theand unfavored situation of environment. It the environment is favorable then the manager can usedenvironment is favorable then the manager can used maximum degree of authorities.maximum degree of authorities.
- 6. Acceptance: Authority.Acceptance: Authority. Management theorist Chester Barnard believedManagement theorist Chester Barnard believed organizations need to be both effective andorganizations need to be both effective and efficient. Effective means meeting organizationalefficient. Effective means meeting organizational goals in a timely way. Efficient, in his opinion,goals in a timely way. Efficient, in his opinion, means the degree to which the organization canmeans the degree to which the organization can satisfy the motives of its employees. In othersatisfy the motives of its employees. In other words, the organizational goals will bewords, the organizational goals will be accomplished and authority will be acceptedaccomplished and authority will be accepted when workers feel satisfied that their individualwhen workers feel satisfied that their individual needs are being met. This is known as theneeds are being met. This is known as the acceptance theory of authority.acceptance theory of authority.
- 7. Delegation: Authority.Delegation: Authority. A manager alone cannot perform all the tasksA manager alone cannot perform all the tasks assigned to him. In order to meet the targets, theassigned to him. In order to meet the targets, the manager should delegate authority. Delegationmanager should delegate authority. Delegation of Authority means division of authority andof Authority means division of authority and powers downwards to the subordinate.powers downwards to the subordinate. Delegation is about entrusting someone else toDelegation is about entrusting someone else to do parts of your job. Delegation of authority cando parts of your job. Delegation of authority can be defined as subdivision and sub-allocation ofbe defined as subdivision and sub-allocation of powers to the subordinates in order to achievepowers to the subordinates in order to achieve effective results.effective results.
- 8. Principle of Delegation:Principle of Delegation: Authority.Authority.
- 9. Obstacles To Delegation:Obstacles To Delegation: Authority.Authority. Obstacles related to the Supervisor.Obstacles related to the Supervisor. Obstacles related to Subordinates.Obstacles related to Subordinates. Obstacles related to Organizations.Obstacles related to Organizations.
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