Which of the Following Is a Reason Why Top Managers

question 101

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reason why top managers would decide to increase the level of decentralized decision-making authority in their company?

• A)Managers at the operational level can respond to issues more quickly than top management.
• B)Top managers want to have input into day-to-day operations.
• C)Managers at the operational level need constant supervision.
• D)Top managers have too many tasks to complete so they prefer to allocate some to operational level managers.

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