The term authority refers to the rights inherent in a managerial position to give orders a

nd expect the orders to be followed. Authority was a major concept for the classical management writers; they (1)_____ it as the glue that held an organization together. It was to be delegated (2)_____ to subordinate managers, (3)_____ them certain rights while providing certain specified limits (4)_____ which to operate.

Each management position has certain rights that the position holder (5)_____ just bemuse they hold that position. Authority (6)_____ to one's position within an organization and ignores the personal (7)_____ of the individual manager. It has nothing directly (8)_____ the individual (9)_____ flows from the position that the individual holds. When a person (10)_____ a position of authority, he or she no longer has any authority. The authority remains with the position and (11)_____ new holder. When managers delegate authority, commensurate responsibility must be given (12)_____. That is, when one is given the "right" to do something, one also (13)_____ a corresponding "obligation" to (14)_____. Allocating authority (15)_____ responsibility can create (16)_____ for a person, and no one should be (17)_____ responsible for something (18)_____ which he or she has no authority. Classical writers recognized the (19)_____ of equating authority and responsibility. In (20)_____,they stated that only authority could be delegated. They supported this contention by noting that the delegate was held responsible for the actions of the people to whom work had been delegated.

A．found

B．ordered

C．speculated

D．viewed