"Executive positions imply a complex morality and require a high capacity of responsibility" — (Chester Barnard). Comment. (15 Marks)
Answer:
Chester Bernard says there are two kinds of people in an organisation: one’s who are unwilling to take responsibility while the others are those who are willing take responsibility for their own actions as well as for the action of the subordinates. If a person is holding an executive position then clearly he/she belong to the latter category, hence indicating a high capacity of responsibility.
Chester Bernard gave theory of functional leadership wherein a leader has to perform 3 functions :-
1. Establishing and maintaining the system of communication in the org.
2. Securing essential efforts and services from subordinates by motivating them to exert themselves for the org.’s purpose.
3. Formulating and defining purposes and objectives.
As a leader, the executive is expected to take the responsibility to perform the above three functions. This further substantiate the fact that executive positions require a high capacity of responsibility.
Chester Bernard also defines leadership as moral responsibility. Which means a person holding leadership position must avoid the tendency to misuse the resources of the organisation for private purposes. Hence, we can conclude that Executive positions imply a complex morality.
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