This is the basis of the book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. A dysfunctional team will tear itself apart given run of the place. There's a lot of ground work that has to go into getting a team to the point where they can even enact what's in the article.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Dysfunctions_of_a_Tea...

There's also a lot of work that goes into maintaining delegations at this level. I really like this article, because this part is actually covered in relatively high detail. Normally it's not addressed at all... "Just delegate!"