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Organizational Considerations: Structures and Hierarchies

Author: Jeff Carroll

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Terms to Know
Centralized Organization

An organization that is arranged by a rigid architecture of employee command where the top of the organization makes the decisions.

Decentralized Organization

An organization that is arranged by a flexible architecture of employee command where different managers throughout the organization makes the decisions.