Practicing Success
Based on following case study, answer question. "Oxlo enterprises" is a renowned name in textile manufacturing Industry. Over the past 2 years the company has scaled to new heights. The management has been grateful to the loyal team of managers and staff. Mr. Sharma, who is the operations head has been very clear about giving work to team mates based on their specialisation and skills. He has also given positional rights to people and often talks to subordinates to perform work and submit it on time. Talking about production department, where Ms. Neeta is departmental head. In her team, work is well distributed till the lower most levels. She makes sure that no gender bias is there and all people are treated equally. |
"Ms. Neeta, in her team, work is well distributed till the lower level". Identify the principle of management used by Ms. Neeta. |
Discipline Decentralisation Order Unity of direction |
Decentralisation |
The correct answer is option (2) : Decentralisation The principle of management used by Ms. Neeta is "Decentralisation." Decentralisation involves the delegation of authority and responsibility to lower levels of the organizational hierarchy. By distributing work well among her team members, including those at lower levels, Ms. Neeta is practicing decentralization, which can lead to increased autonomy, quicker decision-making, and better utilization of resources within the organization. * Centralisation and Decentralisation- The concentration of decision-making authority is called centralisation whereas its dispersal among more than one person is known as decentralisation. According to Fayol, “There is a need to balance subordinate involvement through decentralisation with managers’ retention of final authority through centralisation.” The degree of centralisation will depend upon the circumstances in which the company is working. In general large organisations have more decentralisation than small organisations. For example, panchayats in our country have been given more powers to decide and spend funds granted to them by the government for the welfare of villages. This is decentralisation at the national level. |