The term authority refers to the rights inherent in a managerial position to give orders and expect the orders to be followed. Authority was a major concept for the classical management writers; they (1) it as the glue that held an organization together.It was to be delegated (2) to subordinate managers, (3) them certain rights while providing certain specified limits (4) which to operate. Each management position has certain rights that the position holder (5) just bemuse they hold that position. Authority (6) to one’s position within an organization and ignores the personal (7) of the individual manager. It has nothing directly (8) the individual (9) flows from the position that the individual holds. When a person (10) a position of authority, he or she no longer has any authority. The authority remains with the position and (11) new holder. When managers delegate authority, commensurate responsibility must be given (12) . That is, when one is given the "right" to do something, one also (13) a corresponding "obligation" to (14) . Allocating authority (15) responsibility can create (16) for a person, and no one should be (17) responsible for something (18) which he or she has no authority. Classical writers recognized the (19) of equating authority and responsibility.In (20) ,they stated that only authority could be delegated. They supported this contention by noting that the delegate was held responsible for the actions of the people to whom work had been delegated.

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