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Two of the most important decisions to be made in any organization are ‘How decentralized should the organization be?’ and ‘What decisions should be delegated?’1 These are the questions discussed in this chapter. The first question is about general policy, the second asks about the way in which it should be implemented.
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© 1985 Rosemary Stewart
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Stewart, R. (1985). How much decentralization?. In: The Reality of Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08091-5_8
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