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Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis 5th Edition by David Stout, Edward Blocher, Gary Cokins

Edition 5ISBN: 0073526940
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Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis 5th Edition by David Stout, Edward Blocher, Gary Cokins

Edition 5ISBN: 0073526940
Exercise 13

How do centralized and decentralized firms differ? What are the advantages of each?

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Centralized organization:

Centralized organization is that organization where decision making power is vested with top authority. In this all middle and lower level organization receive instruction from top authority.

Decentralized organization:

Decentralized organizations are those organizations where decision making power is distributed by top management to lower and middle management. In this daily routine decision making power related to operation are distributed by top management to lower management.


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