Exam 11: Responsibility, authority, and Delegation

According to Barnard,the character of communication by which an order is accepted by an individual as governing the actions that individual takes within the system is known as ________.

________ consists of the right to give orders within a segment of the organization where this right is normally nonexistent.

Mark and Joe work in the client services department of an advertising agency,and they have been assigned the account of a major client.However,when the client sends an email with an urgent request,neither of them respond.This is most likely due to ________.

The individual who guides and directs the execution of a function through the person accepting operating responsibility has a ________.

________ refers to the management philosophy whereby individuals are liable for how well they use their authority or perform their activities,and live up to the responsibility of performing predetermined activities.

Which one of the following is an indicator that an organization is too large and decentralized?

A listing of specific activities that must be performed by whomever holds the position is called a(n)________.

A manager's behavior with upper management is a way to determine the degree of responsibility a manager possesses.

When staff personnel are viewed as suppliers and line personnel as customers,staff personnel are performing the ________.

Even though a manager may delegate a task to another employee,the manager still remains responsible for the completion of the task.

In terms of their attitude toward and conduct with subordinates,responsible managers ________.

Describe the functional similarity method of dividing job activities.

According to many management theorists,the most basic method of dividing job activities is the ________.

________ is an obligation to perform assigned activities.

According to Harold Stieglitz,in which one of the following roles do staff personnel use their professional expertise to solve organizational problems?

Which one of the following obstacles to delegation is related to the supervisor?

________ help(s)management to describe the various responsibility relationships that exist in the organization and to summarize how the responsibilities of various managers relate to one another.

The concept of centralization implies that a huge amount of authority is delegated to subordinates by management.

According to many management theorists,the most basic method of dividing job activities is the functional similarity method.

The degree of authority held by a manager is related to his/her ________ as indicated on the organizational chart.