Leaf Lovers Garden Centers is a chain of discount gardening stores throughout the United States. Top management realizes that among the different regions of the U.S., there are vastly different climates and soil conditions. Therefore, regional managers are given a great deal of freedom to decide exactly what types of plants, fertilizers, and other items to stock and how to best market these products. Leaf Lovers is an example of a ________ organization.

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Decentralized authority occurs when decision-making authority is delegated to lower-level managers and employees who are more familiar with local conditions than headquarters' management could be.

Leaf Lovers Garden Centers Is a Chain of Discount Gardening