An organization headquartered in the United States owns a chain of restaurants all across the world.People in different countries have varied culinary preferences.The restaurant needs to change its menu and recipes to suit local tastes and preferences.The decision to make these changes (or not)is taken only by the U.S.headquarters, and not by the regional branches of the organization.The above serves as an example of a(n):
A)decentralized organizational structure.
B)reverse engineering.
C)centralized organizational structure.
D)reverse innovation.
E)open-sourcing.

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The decision-making process being described is centralized, meaning all major decisions are made by a central authority or headquarters, in this case, the U.S. headquarters, without delegating power to regional branches.

An Organization Headquartered in the United States Owns a Chain