| No. |
Basis... |
Authority |
Responsibility |
| 1 |
Meaning |
Authority refers to the power or right, attached to a particular job or designation, to give orders, enforce rules, make decisions and exact compliance |
Responsibility denotes duty or obligation to undertake or accomplish a task successfully, assigned by the senior or established by one's own commitment or circumstances |
| 2 |
What is it? |
Legal right to issue orders |
Corollary of authority |
| 3 |
Results from |
Formal position in an organization |
Superior-subordinate relationship |
| 4 |
Task of manager |
Delegation of authority |
Assumption of responsibility |
| 5 |
Requires |
Ability to give orders |
Ability to follow orders |
| 6 |
Flow |
Downward |
Upward |
| 7 |
Objective |
To make decisions and implement it |
To execute duties, assigned by superior |
| 8 |
Duration |
Continues for long period |
Ends, as soon as the task is accomplished |
