Question

Dante, an operations manager at Therma-Pro Insulation, has been put on a big project with a tight deadline. He distributes half the work to two other supervisors, taking care of the bigger aspects of the project himself. This is an example of
A. span of control.
B. delegation.
C. differentiation.
D. unity of command.
E. specialization.

Answer 1

Answer: Delegation.

Explanation:

Dante being the operations manager in his company has delegated, half of the project work to the supervisors working under him. Delegation involves a higher authority giving a duty to a subordinate to carry-out, of which the subordinate must give a report at the end, on how the duty was carried out.