Which of the following explains how delegation facilitates the growth of an organisation?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → It provides a ready workforce of trained employees to take up leading positions in new ventures.
Option (1) It allows new divisions to be added without interrupting existing operations, by adding a head and staff for the new product line. — Incorrect. Adding a new division with its own head and staff, without disturbing existing work, is how the divisional structure helps expansion.
Option (2) It helps the enterprise take up new challenges and add new departments and geographical territories. — Incorrect. Taking up new challenges and adding departments and territories is how organising helps the expansion and growth of an enterprise.
Option (3) It frees managers from routine work, which gives them more time and opportunities to excel in new areas. — Incorrect. More time and freedom from routine work describe effective management, a different benefit of delegation. It helps the manager, not the growth of the organisation.
Option (4) It provides a ready workforce of trained employees to take up leading positions in new ventures. — Correct. Delegation trains employees by giving them real tasks. These trained and experienced employees can take up leading positions in new ventures and new branches. This ready workforce helps the organisation expand.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Importance of Delegation … (i) Effective management: By empowering the employees, the managers are able to function more efficiently as they get more time to concentrate on important matters. Freedom from doing routine work provides them with opportunities to excel in new areas. |