Antony Johnson works in the human resources department of a small wholesale company. His boss has delegated to Johnson the job o
f finding a replacement for the company's shipping dock supervisor who has recently retired. Johnson will have total responsibility for filling this position. Johnson will be:
In an organisation when total responsibility is placed on a staff for a particular task, he is accountable for the outcome.
In the given scenario his boss has delegated to Johnson the job of finding a replacement for the company's shipping dock supervisor who has recently retired.
Johnson will need to find a person that meet the technical and moral standards that the job requires.
Johnson will be held accountable for the performance of the replacement staff.