Ben and Bill work at Melbourne Corporation.Although they both work on the assembly line,they have the authority to make many decisions about their job.Melbourne Corporation can be said to have:
A) a wide span of management
B) a high degree of decentralisation
C) a high degree of centralisation
D) a narrow span of management
E) no management.

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Decentralisation is the process of spreading decision-making authority to lower-level employees or departments. The fact that Ben and Bill, who work on the assembly line, have the authority to make decisions about their job, indicates a high degree of decentralisation. A wide span of management or a narrow span of management relates to the number of subordinates that report to a manager, which is unrelated to the level of decision-making authority given to employees. And E, there must always be management in any organisation.

Ben and Bill Work at Melbourne Corporation