The step of distributing responsibility and authority within the organization is called
A) the chain of command.
B) the span of management.
C) delegation.
D) departmentalization.
E) the degree of specialization.

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Delegation is the process of distributing responsibility and authority within the organization to subordinates. The other options are related to different concepts such as the hierarchy of authority (chain of command), number of subordinates per manager (span of management), grouping of jobs (departmentalization) and division of labor (degree of specialization).

The Step of Distributing Responsibility and Authority Within the Organization