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.
