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1.4.3 Organisational design Categorise
Target Level
C
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CENTRALISED ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
DECENTRALISED ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Company objectives and strategies can be closely followed
Branches follow direction from head-office
Quicker decision making
Branch managers may feel demotivated
Authority and power delegated to divisions or branches
More complex communications
Slow decision making
Local managers will know their own market
Decisions made at the top of the hierarchy
Recruitment carried out at branch level
Standardises chain companies e.g. shops
Recruitment is carried out at head-office
Lacks co-ordination
Structure lacks flexibility
Motivated managers in charge of their own budget