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Knock out the centralized traits

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Question
    Eliminate the traits of a centralized organization.
    Choices
    1. Item
      Decision-making is delegated downward
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      That is how a small centralized business is described.
      Item
      The owner makes all the decisions
    3. Explanation
      That is listed as an advantage of centralized organizations.
      Item
      Clarity in decision-making
    4. Explanation
      That is listed as a disadvantage of centralized organizations.
      Item
      A higher risk of inflexibility
Instructions
Remove the traits of a centralized structure. One decentralized trait should survive.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Principles of Accounting Volume 2, Managerial Accounting (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), Ch 9 'Responsibility Accounting and Decentralization', sections 9.1-9.4_
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