The Disadvantages of a Centralized Organizational Structure Include

question 60

Multiple Choice

The disadvantages of a centralized organizational structure include:

• A) lengthening response times and discouraging lower-level managers and rank-and-file employees from exercising initiative.
• B) a loss of top-level management control.
• C) putting too much decision-making authority in the hands of lower-level company personnel.
• D) making it hard to fix accountability when things do not go well and putting the organization at risk when bad decisions are made.
• E) impeding cross-unit coordination and the capture of strategic fits.

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