Decentralization

Decentralization is the degree to which lower-level employees provide input or actually make decisions.

Definition

According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),

Decentralization. The degree to which lower-level employees provide input or actually make decisions.

According to Cost Accounting by Horngren, Datar, Rajan (14th edition),

Decentralization. The freedom for managers at lower levels of the organization to make decisions.

According to the Strategic Management by Parnell (4th edition),

Decentralization. An organizational decision-making approach with most strategic and operating decisions made by managers at the business unit level.