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Title: PRINCIPLES OF DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN A HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Accession Number: 00200260
Record Type: Component
Abstract: SOME OF THE PRINCIPLES DISCUSSED ARE (1) ONCE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVELY DELEGATED AVOID REASSIGNING THEM UPWARDS IN THE ORGANIZATION, (2) ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF PRIORITY OF IMPORTANCE AND DELEGATE ACCORDINGLY, (3) FORCE SUBORDINATES TO MAKE DECISIONS ON MATTERS THAT HAVE BEEN DELEGATED TO THEM, (4) WHEN SERVING ON A COMMITTEE, FORCE THE COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A FINAL CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION, (5) FORCE THE INTERMEDIATE SUPERVISORS TO DELEGATE, (6) RE-EVALUATE THE POSITION OF THE ASSISTANT DIVISION HEAD AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ENGINEER, (7) DELETE AND GUARD AGAINST UNNECESSARY REVIEWS AND CHECKS, AND (8) HONOR RATHER THAN UNDERMINE THE PRINCIPLES OF DELEGATION.
Supplemental Notes: No 200, pp 1-5 Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410594
Authors: Bergstralh, K LPagination: 5p
Publication Date: 1958
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Sep 12 1994 12:00AM
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