Centralized vs. Decentralized Organizational Structure
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In today's world of business, there is a lot of success based on the approach of management. Sometimes a manager needs to have tight control and rigid structure to ensure success. Other times, a manager may allow for greater control outside of him or herself and allow people below to have greater decision-making power. If you were to start a business, would you want it to be centralized or decentralized? List the advantages and disadvantages of both and talk about why you would choose one versus the other.
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In today's world of business, there is a lot of success based on the approach of management. Sometimes a manager needs to have tight control and rigid structure to ensure success. Other times, a manager may allow for greater control outside of him or herself and allow people below to have greater decision-making power.
The type of organizational structure that a company has is predicated upon the type of business the organization is operating, larger businesses typically have decentralized organizational ...
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