The omnipotent view of management holds that managers are directly responsible for an organizationquot;s success or failure. The quality of the...

The omnipotent view of management holds that managers are directly responsible for an organization"s success or failure. The quality of the organization is determined by the quality of its managers. Managers are held most accountable for an organization"s performance yet it is difficult to attribute good or poor performance directly to their influence to their influence in the organization. The Manager: Omnipotent or Symbolic?