Centralization Within the Management Structure Can Be Best Described as

question 123

Multiple Choice

Centralization within the management structure can be best described as

• A) the degree to which important decisions and tasks are performed at higher levels in the management hierarchy.
• B) definitive in nature, as organizations are either totally centralized or totally decentralized.
• C) the extent to which lower-level managers have become responsible for important decisions and tasks.
• D) the amount of task specialization that takes place within the major branches of the sales organization structure.
• E) characterized by the decision to divide sales efforts on the basis of products or related lines of products.

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