"One subordinate should receive orders from and should be responsible to only one superior" refers to the principle:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Unity of Command
Option (1) Unity of Command — Correct. Under this principle each subordinate takes orders from, and answers to, only one superior. If two bosses give orders to the same person, authority is weakened and discipline suffers. The principle prevents dual subordination.
Option (2) Unity of Direction — Incorrect. This principle concerns activities, not individuals. Each group of activities with the same objective must have one head and one plan.
Option (3) Order — Incorrect. Order means a place for everything and everyone, and everything and everyone in its place.
Option (4) Scalar Chain — Incorrect. The scalar chain is the line of superiors from the top to the lowest rank through which communication passes. It fixes the route of authority, not the number of bosses a person has.
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