A local chain electronics store does not allow its store or district managers to make important decisions about their stores. The main role of store managers is to supervise employees and make sure day-to-day transactions run smoothly while district managers supervise store managers and report profitability data back to top-level management. Not allowing store or district managers decision-making authority is most likely to be found in which type of organization?
A) Segmented
B) Centralized
C) Desegmented
D) Decentralized

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The fact that top-level management retains decision-making authority indicates that this organization is centralized. In a centralized organization, important decisions are made at the top of the hierarchy, and lower-level managers or employees have limited decision-making power.

A Local Chain Electronics Store Does Not Allow Its Store