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GCSE Business · key term
Keeping decision-making authority mainly with senior management at the centre of a business.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Internal Organisational StructuresCentralisation means that decision-making authority remains mainly with senior management at the centre of the business. It can help maintain consistent policies and coordinate activities across departments or branches. A small group of senior leaders can also make a decisive business-wide response to a crisis.
Specification 2.5.1 · Paper 2
Keeping decision-making authority mainly with senior managers at the centre of a business.
Revise: Organisational Structures and Decision-MakingCentralisation also supports consistent policies across branches.
Keep the distinctions clear: tall and flat describe levels of hierarchy; centralisation and decentralisation describe where decisions are made.
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