Question

The human resources department at the Seagull Luxury Resort comprises many sub-departments, including Remunerations and Training and Development, that all report to the Human Resources Manager. Cindy, the Human Resources Manager has authority over Craig, the Remunerations Manager, and Thabi, the Training and Development Manager. What kind of authority does Cindy have? 1 Staff authority

2 Command authority

3 Informal authority

4 Line authority

Answer 1

LINE AUTHORITY is the most fundamental authority within an organization, reflects existing superior-subordinate relationships. It consists of the right to make decisions and to give order concerning the production,sales or finance related behaviour of subordinates.

So, the correct answer is 4.