Contingency Factors in Delegation

question 136

Multiple Choice

Contingency Factors in Delegation
Elaine knew that in order to be an effective manager she needed to delegate, yet it was extremely difficult for her. She was new to the organization and was unsure exactly what the delegation process was and how it was to be used. There were seven layers in the organizational hierarchy, and she had 15 managers reporting to her. She knew delegation had to occur. Looking in the company handbook, she noticed that for all decisions over $140,000, she needed her supervisor's approval. For everything over $250,000, vice- presidential approval was needed. Many of the tasks her managers were working on were very technical. Elaine was not sure if she had the expertise to make some decisions. However, she had a very competent group of people working for her. Their skill level, education, experience, and motivation were superior. The final question in her mind was to determine what was acceptable in the organization. Management seemed to trust the employees and place confidence in their decision- making. It was a point Elaine still needed to check out.
-The expertise to which Elaine is referring would fall under which contingency factor?

• A)the size of the organization
• B)organizational culture
• C)task complexity
• D)the importance of the duty or decision

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Understand effective methods for dealing with client resistance during assessments.

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