Organizing Authority & Responsibility- Principles of Management Organizing: Meaning OrganizationcNature of Organizing Process of Organizing Significance of Organizing Authority Sources of Authority Responsibility

1. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Affiliated Institution of G.G.S.IP.U, Delhi
BCA
(Second Semester)
Principles of Management
20104
Organizing
Authority & Responsibility
By: Saguna Khajuria
Assistant Professor

2. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Organizing: Meaning
• The process of bringing together physical,
financial & human resource.
• Establishing productive relations among
different resources of the organization for the
achievement of the specific goals.

3. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Organization
• As a Structure
• As a Process
• As an Entity
• As a group of people

4. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Nature of Organizing
• Common Purpose
• Division of Labour
• Authority Structure
• People
• Communication
• Resources
• Man-made
• Environment
• Rules & Regulations

5. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Process of Organizing
Determination of Objectives
Identification of Activities
Grouping of Activities
Assignment of Duties
Delegation of Authority

6. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Significance of Organizing
Facilitates
Growth &
Diversification
Facilitates
Administration
Pattern
of
Communicat
ion
Permits
Optimum use
of
Technological
Improvements
Balancing
of
activities
Stimulates
Creativity
Fosters
Coordination

7. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Authority
• It is the right to decide and to direct others to
perform certain duties in achieving organizational
goals.
• It has primarily three functions:
– To enforce obedience to norms
– To secure expertise in decision-making
– To permit centralization of decision-making and
coordination of activities

8. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Authority vs Power
Authority Power
Formal right to command Personal ability or capacity to command
Resides in the position Resides in the person
It is positional & institutional Personal
Legitimate May not always be legitimate
Increases as one goes up the organization
hierarchy
Doesn’t necessarily accompany hierarchy;
can be at lower level.
Right to allocate resources Ability to control Resources

9. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Sources of Authority
Formal
Authority
Theory
Acceptance
Authority
Theory
Competence
Authority
Theory

10. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Power
It is the ability of a
person to
influence or to
cause another
person to perform
or to change his
behavior or
attitude.
5 types of Power:
• Reward
• Coercive
• Referent
• Expert
• Legitimate

11. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
Responsibility
It is the obligation of a subordinate to obey the
commands given by his superiors
It is of two types:
Operating Responsibility
Ultimate Responsibility

12. TRINITY INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sector – 9, Dwarka Institutional Area, New Delhi-75
THANK YOU
• Keywords:
Organizing, Resources, Authority, People, Delegation, administration, communication,
creativity, obedience, norms, rules, power, organization, Competence, Responsibility