In addition to other factors,the increased use of technology and the reduced costs of information transfer from local office to corporate headquarters has:
A)significantly increased the need for centralized decision making.
B)only increased the costs of decentralization.
C)reduced the need for middle managers and increased the scope of local decision-making authority.
D)shown that technology has little impact on the centralization issue.

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The increased use of technology and reduced costs of information transfer have enabled local decision-making to become more efficient and effective, therefore reducing the need for middle managers and increasing the scope of local decision-making authority. This has led to more decentralized decision-making and reduced the need for centralized decision-making.

In Addition to Other Factors,the Increased Use of Technology and the Reduced