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CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management · Planning, Organizing, Staffing and Leading

In a Pune-based manufacturing firm, the plant head asks a supervisor to complete a dispatch schedule and gives the supervisor the right to requisition materials for it. In management terms, the right to give orders and use resources to get the work done is called:

The right to give orders and use resources to get work done is authority. It is the formal power attached to a position. Responsibility is the duty to perform, accountability is answering for outcomes, and span of control is the number of subordinates under one manager.

  1. AAuthorityCorrect
  2. BAccountability
  3. CResponsibility
  4. DSpan of control

Explanation

Authority is the formal right to give orders and make decisions and to use resources for achieving objectives. Responsibility is the obligation to perform the assigned duty. Accountability is being answerable for the results. Span of control is the number of subordinates reporting to one manager.

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