MBAM-101: Management Principles and Organization Behaviour – Unit 8

MBAM-101: Management Principles and Organization Behaviour – Unit 8

Objectives: explain the concept and process of delegation of authority and importance of
delegation; describe the principles of delegation; identify the barriers to delegation and suggest how to make delegation effective; and appreciate the merits and demerits of decentralisation.

Materials:
The relevant material is available here.

Questions:

1. Define delegation. What are the elements of delegation?
2. Discuss the principles of delegation of authority.
3. What are the barriers to effective delegation? HOW can they be overcome?
4. Distinguish between delegation and decentralisation.
5. Extreme decentialisation is as bad as extreme centralisation. Discuss.