MANAGEMENT HIERARCHY AND TASK

Hierarchy in an organization is necessary and inevitable.The rationale of the hierarchy must however,be rooted in the requirements of the task.Each level of hierarchy in an organization must have a distinct level of responsibility.If the rationale for a certain level in the management hierarchy is not clear,and its responsibility is not distinct, the managers on these jobs may individually fail to give the expected results.In a situation of this kind,the persons concerned are likely to find faults with each other and pass on responsibility to another.

When superiors and subordinates are required to more or less the same work,the hierarchy would not be accepted.In practical terms,each level of the hierarchy must perform distinct tasks.The tasks at each hierarchy must be diff rent from what is being done at the level below.If the levels are not distinct, the probability exists that some of the levels are not required.The levels of hierarchy must be reviewed to determined how clearly one of different from the others.In the event a clearly defined area of responsibility does not exists between two levels.It is likely that only level is needed. Each level must be given clear responsibility and authority to carry out the assigned tasks because vagueness would be an obstacle for the managers to achieving the results expected of them.