Nursing NUR402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Job Satisfaction
26 Apr 2016
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Organizational concepts: centralized vs decentralized: responsibility- is the obligation to do, to the best of one s ability, the task that has been assigned, or delegated. In any organization, responsibility begins with the overall objective of the organization. For example, for nurses in a hospital, service or patient care is the responsibility: authority- the right of decision and commands. An individual with authority has the right to make decisions about his or her own responsibilities. Responsibility and authority are delegated down the scalar chain: delegation- is the process of assigning duties or responsibilities along with corresponding authority to another person. Authority must be delegated with the responsibility: accountability- is answering to someone for what has been done. In a highly centralized organization, the chief executive makes most decisions. Decentralization is the allocation of responsibility and authority for management decisions downward through the chain of command.
