The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city
Expression which signifies the process of focusing on the most rarefied states or degrees of matter
upper level management retains major decision making authority, creating all major policies and programs, and preserving the authority to make significant changes
1) the locating of organizational functions at the home office of an organization 2) a decision making process that uses only upper management