Darrell is a clothier whose company, 24-7 Activewear, has separate product lines for men, women, and children. He has grouped his organization into different departments such as production, marketing, and finance. Most of the employees report to two managers-a departmental head and a divisional head. Darrell encourages lower-level managers to make important decisions in order to promote quick and effective decision making. It can be inferred that 24-7 Activewear uses
A)centralized decision making.
B)the principle of unity of command.
C)decentralized decision making.
D)a narrow span of control.
E)a wide span of control.

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Darrell encourages lower-level managers to make important decisions, indicating that 24-7 Activewear uses decentralized decision making. This means that decision-making power is given to lower-level managers rather than being concentrated at the top of the organization.

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