What is the term for the duty to complete a task?

• A. Empowerment
• B. Delegation
• C. Responsibility
• D. Commission

Answer: (C)

The duty to complete a task is called responsibility. It means you own the task and are expected to carry it out and be answerable for the results. Empowerment is about giving people the authority to make decisions, not the specific duty to finish a task. Delegation is the act of handing a task to someone else; the person who assigns the task still expects it to be completed, while the person doing it takes on the responsibility for carrying it out. Commission isn’t used to describe this duty. So, responsibility best matches the idea of the obligation to complete a task.