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A manager, Rohan, assigns a task to his subordinate Kavya but gives her no authority to access the budget needed to complete it, and later blames her for failing. Which principle of delegation has been violated, and what is the best fix?

The principle violated is parity of authority and responsibility. Kavya was held responsible for a task without the authority to use the budget it needed. The remedy is to give her authority commensurate with the duty assigned, not to add another superior.

  1. AUnity of command; appoint a second superior for Kavya
  2. BParity of authority and responsibility; grant authority matching the taskCorrect
  3. CSpan of control; reduce Rohan's number of subordinates
  4. DScalar chain; route all work through the chief executive

Explanation

Responsibility assigned must be matched by commensurate authority. Kavya was given the task without the means to do it, so the fix is to grant her the necessary budget authority. Unity of command and span of control are not the issue described, and a second superior would worsen matters.

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