When Decision-Making Responsibilities Are Decentralized, Benefits Include All of the Following

question 45

Multiple Choice

When decision-making responsibilities are decentralized, benefits include all of the following except

• A) increased motivation and accountability.
• B) lower managerial costs from flattened hierarchy.
• C) reduced information overload.
• D) easier coordination of the organizational activities needed to pursue a company's strategies.
• E) All of these are benefits of decentralization.

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Definitions:

First Customers

The initial group of buyers or users who purchase or adopt a product or service shortly after its launch.

Independent Arrival

The concept in queueing theory where the arrival of customers or entities is not influenced by previous arrivals.

Large Population

Refers to a substantial number of units or individuals within a specified area or group, often used in statistical analysis and sampling.

M/M/1 Assumptions

Assumptions used in queuing theory where there is a single server, arrivals are Markovian (Poisson process), service times are exponentially distributed, and there is an unlimited queue.