Business as a system authority:

Management is concerned with performance in the pursuit of organisational objectives.The performance of the organisation as a whole will determine its survival in society the performance of a department of individuals will determine theier survival and advancement.
to ensure that performance at all levels is at a satisfactory level,management is vested with authority to plan organise direct control and coordinate the activities of others this implies that managers hold position which are superior in status to thier subordinates even such authority is not distributed evenly among all managers at the top opositions have greater authority than those below the subordinates in the hierarchy of authority have to comply with the decision of thier superiors or else leave the organisation.
managerial authority should be excersised properly and correctly this requires well defined of commerical and delegations of suitable authority and assignment of responsibility at all levels of decicion making unless there is proper balance between authority and responsibility at each level of decision making the organisation may not succeed in the task of accomplishment of a objectives.