Chapter 12, Problem 1EB

For the following situations identify whether the description is a centralized or decentralized organization.

A. the United States Navy

B. Farah’s Domino’s franchise store

C. Domino’s Pizza

D. Middie’s Furniture, which is divided into separate operating units, such as living room, kitchen, flooring

E. the local community college, which has a single payroll department, a single administrative headquarters, and a single human resources department since it “flattened” its organization structure

F. Conner Corporation, which promotes managers from within the organization whenever possible and which has formal training programs for lower-level managers