centralization

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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
gathering to a center the act of consolidating power under a central control
the act of consolidating power under a central control
gathering to a center
Concentration of decision-making in a small group
Occurs when top managers retain most decision-making rights for themselves
Expression which signifies the process of focusing on the most rarefied states or degrees of matter
{i} bringing together toward a central point; concentration (also centralisation)
A structural policy in which decision-making authority is concentrated at the top of the organizational hierarchy (12)
The extent to which decision making power is localized in a particular part of an organization
A regression of peripheral pain toward the center of the back, where it originated
Bringing one's pieces to the center of the board where they can control the most amount of squares on the board
organizational structure in which decision making is concentrated at the top
The extent to which decision making power is localized in a particular part of an organization (15)
The location of decision authority at the top of the organization hierarchy
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
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to move pieces towards the centre - a good idea if there is no obvious alternative plan Example in the Strategical Themes section of the Canon
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{i} bringing together toward a central point; concentration (also centralization)
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the act of consolidating power under a central control
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A global coordination mechanism that depends to a great extent on the direct actions and intervention of managers at headquarters (As defined by Bartlett and Ghoshal)
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alternative spelling of centralization
centralisation
gathering to a center
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is when a relatively large number of decisions are taken by management at the top of the organisation
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To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
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Movement of instrument by feel of contact so that its axis is oriented parallel to the line of measurement This is sometimes called "rocking"
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To move power to a single, central authority
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To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control
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make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
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To center a wave on the 0 mark
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make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
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{f} draw toward a center point; concentrate; bring under a single authority (government, etc.); make central (also centralise)
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cen·tral·ize centralizes centralizing centralized in BRIT, also use centralise To centralize a country, state, or organization means to create a system in which one central group of people gives instructions to regional groups. In the mass production era multinational firms tended to centralize their operations The economy of the times made it difficult to support centralized rule. + centralization cen·trali·za·tion Nowhere in Britain has bureaucratic centralization proceeded with more pace than in Scotland. to organize the control of a country, organization, or system so that everything is done or decided in one place   decentralize
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