For Each of the Following Activities,characteristics,and Applications,identify Whether They Can

question 124

Essay

For each of the following activities,characteristics,and applications,identify whether they can be found in a centralized organization,a decentralized organization,or both types of organizations.
___a. Freedom for managers at lower organizational levels to make decisions
___b. Gathering information may be very expensive
___c. Greater responsiveness to user needs
___d. Have few interdependencies among divisions
___e. Maximum constraints and minimum freedom for managers at lowest levels
___f. Maximization of benefits over costs
___g. Minimization of duplicate functions
___h. Minimum of suboptimization
___i. Multiple responsibility centers with various reporting units
___j. Profit centers

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Definitions:

Information

Data that is processed, organized, structured or presented in a given context to make it meaningful or useful.

Peg-Word System

A mnemonic technique for memorizing lists by associating items with a pre-memorized list of words or numbers.

Visually Associating

The process of forming connections or associations between visual images to facilitate remembering or understanding.

Mental Images

are representations in a person's mind of the physical world outside of that person, which can include visual, auditory, or other sensory experiences.