A large public University has been undergoing some changes as it attempts to modernize and adopt a more online-friendly learning environment. The University has decided that one step that must be taken is to decentralize its operations. Previously, the President of the University was charged with making all decisions ranging from final say on supply purchases to hiring decisions. Which of the following is an example of an unsuccessful attempt to decentralize?
A) Central executives will be placed in charge of recruiting and hiring faculty for all colleges and disciplines.
B) Faculty will be permitted to select teaching assistants for their courses.
C) Newly created Dean positions allow for a person to make college-specific decisions without having to await approval from an executive.
D) The football coach will make the final decision on which players make the team after initial tryouts.

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This question requires familiarity with the concept of decentralization and how to apply it in a specific scenario. Choice A is the only choice of the four that shows an unsuccessful attempt at implementing decentralization at this University. By allowing executives to make recruiting and hiring decisions of faculty for all colleges and disciplines, the needs of each discipline and the students at each college are not likely to be fully understood or taken into consideration. The other three choices are examples of successful decentralization.

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