Understanding Authority and Responsibility in Organizational Dynamics

Authority and responsibility are key elements in organizational structures. Authority represents the legal right of a superior to command subordinates, often delegated down the hierarchy. Responsibility, on the other hand, is the obligation of a subordinate to perform assigned tasks without delegation. This dynamic relationship between authority and responsibility shapes the flow of operations within an organization.

• Authority
• Responsibility
• Organizational Dynamics
• Superior-Subordinate Relationship

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1. Authority and Responsibility Authority

2. Official and Personal Authority

3. Responsibility

4. Difference between Authority and Responsibility: Authority: 1. It is the legal right of a superior to command his subordinates. 2.Authority normally arises because of position of the boss in the organisation. 3. Authority can be delegated by a senior to his subordinate. 4. Authority flows downward from superior to subordinate.

5. Responsibility: 1. It is the obligation of a subordinate to perform the work assigned to him by his superior. 2. Responsibility arises out of superior- subordinate relationship whereby the subordinate agrees to perform such duties as are assigned to him. 3. It cannot be delegated by the subordinate. 4. Responsibility moves in the upward direction from subordinate to superior.