The Practice of Delegating Decision-Making Authority to the Lower Levels

question 153

Multiple Choice

The practice of delegating decision-making authority to the lower levels of management in a company is

• A) centralization.
• B) decentralization.
• C) performance evaluation.
• D) authorization.
• E) hierarchy flattening.

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