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Ravi, a manager at a Pune firm, supervises 6 team leaders. He hands a project to Meena, a team leader, saying 'complete it, but check every decision with me before acting.' Meena has the duty but no freedom to decide. Which principle of effective delegation is violated?

The principle violated is that authority should be commensurate with responsibility. Meena is made responsible for completing the project but cannot decide without Ravi's approval, so her authority does not match her duty. Effective delegation requires giving enough authority to discharge the assigned responsibility.

  1. AAuthority commensurate with responsibilityCorrect
  2. BUnity of command
  3. CScalar chain
  4. DDivision of work

Explanation

Meena has been given responsibility for the project but not enough authority to act on it; she must seek approval for each decision. Effective delegation requires authority equal to the responsibility assigned. Unity of command is not breached, as she still reports to only one superior.

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