HUMAN BEHAVIOR in Organization
                     
EDM 212  HUMAN 
BEHAVIOR
 IN
 ORGANIZATION 
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Power 
and 
Authorit
y
Authority
- Is the legitimate power 
of the supervisor to direct 
subordinates to take 
action within the scope of 
the supervisors authority.
Forms of Authority 
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Comma CommaAuthoroitfy Authority
nd nd Control
Power 
IInformatiio
n 
Referent Liigiitiimate 
Expert Coerciive 
Reward
Centralizati
on 
versus 
Decentraliza
tion
Centralization
-is the degree to which 
decision-making is concentrated 
in top management’s hands.
Decentralization
-is the extent to which decision-
making authority is pushed down 
to the organization structure and 
shared with many lower-level 
employees.
Centralize organization
versus 
Decentralize organization
Centralize Decentralize 
organization organization
More levels of Fewer levels of 
management with management with 
narrow spans of control wide spans of 
control.
Employees are not More freedom of 
free to make action
decisions
Responsibil
ity 
and 
Accountabi
lity
Responsibility
-is the obligation to do 
assigned task.
Categori
es of ● Individual
Respons ● Organizational 
ibility
Individual Organizational 
Responsibilit Responsibility
y
To be proficient in Collective 
their work
Responsible for each organizational 
action accountability 
Nobody gives or and include 
delegates individual 
responsibility how well the 
Employees assume departments 
when they accept perform their 
the position work.
Accountability
-is answering for the 
result of one’s actions 
or omissions.
The Delegation 
Process
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