Business Studies

Organising

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The process of assigning authority and responsibility to one's subordinates to manage a project is called:

Centralisation

Supervision

Delegation

Decentralisation

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Centralisation refers to concentrating decision-making authority at the top management levels, which is opposite to assigning authority to subordinates.

Option 2 -> Supervision involves overseeing and monitoring subordinates' work performance, not transferring authority and responsibility to them.

Option 3 -> Delegation is the process where a manager assigns specific authority and responsibility to subordinates to accomplish particular tasks or projects.

Option 4 -> Decentralisation is the systematic distribution of authority across various levels of an organization, which is a broader organizational structure concept.

Hence, Option 3: Delegation -> Delegation specifically describes the process where a superior transfers authority and responsibility to subordinates for managing specific tasks or projects while remaining accountable for the outcomes -> correct

2025: 30 May Shift 1

What was a key focus of delegation at Stellar Electronics?

2026: 13 May Shift 2

In an automobile manufacturing concern, division of work into key functions will include production, purchase, marketing, accounts and personnel. These departments may be further divided into sections. This will help the entity by:

2026: 23 May Shift 2

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Concepts related to Organising)	LIST-II (Explanation)
A. Delegation	I. Granting of authority to subordinates to operate within prescribed limits
B. Informal Organisation	II. Increase the importance of a subordinate's role
C. Formal Organisation	III. Designed by the management to accomplish a particular task.
D. Decentralisation	IV. Aggregate of interpersonal relationships without any conscious purpose

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2022: 17 Aug Shift 1

Which of the following are true of the functional structure?

A. It leads to occupational organisations

B. It leads to minimal duplication of efforts which results in economies of scale

C. Product specialisation helps in development of varied skills in divisional head

D. Easy training of employees as focus is on limited range of skills.

E. New divisions can be added without interrupting the existing operations

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 13 May Shift 1

If the workload of a manager is more than his capacity, which of the following can he use to offload the work?

2025: 27 May Shift 2

According to whom?

"Delegation is the entrustment of responsibility and authority to another and the creation of accountability for performance".

The process of assigning authority and responsibility to one's subordinates to manage a project is called:

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