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- C.11.3 Barriers/Obstacles to Effective Delegation of Authority
- C.11.4 Reasons for Managers Reluctance to Delegate
| C.11.2 Advantages of delegation When used properly, delegation has several important advantages i) It relieves the manager of his heavy routine workload making it possible for him/her to accept increased responsibilities from higher level management. ii) Effective delegation speeds up decision-making. iii) Helps train the subordinates for higher responsibilities and increases their morale. iv) Motivates subordinates to contribute constructively towards achievement of organisational goals. v) Delegation helps to create a sense of belonging in the enterprise. C.11.3 Barriers/Obstacles to Effective Delegation of Authority Despite the potential favourability outcomes of delegation, delegation is not always used by some managers because of some reluctance on the part of the manager on one hand and, and/or the subordinate on the other hand. Newman (1956) identified some of these obstacles to effective delegation in terms of the attitudes of the manager, and explained the reasons why some 157 subordinates are not willing to accept new responsibilities occasioned by delegated authority thus C.11.4 Reasons for Managers Reluctance to Delegate (i) He or she may fear that the subordinate may do the job better and gain some notice in the organisation. ii) He or she maybe egocentric having a self-belief that he/she knows the job better than others. This is what is called "I can do it better myself" fallacy. iii) Lack of knowledge on the part of the manager on how to properly organise the work and decide which to assign to subordinates and the ones to be handled by him/her. iv) Poor ability of the manager to direct properly v) Lack of confidence in subordinates vi) Fear of blame and punishment on assignments delegated to subordinates but poorly handled. vii) Fear of loss of control and authority to subordinates viii) Depression, anger, frustration and over anxiety on the part of the manager may not provide good environment for the manager to have a well-focused thought that will encourage delegation of authority. Download 3.37 Mb. Share with your friends:
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