The disadvantages of a centralized organizational structure include
A)making the organization sluggish in responding to changing conditions.
B)a loss of top management control.
C)putting too much decision-making authority in the hands of lower-level company personnel.
D)making it hard to fix accountability when things do not go well and putting the organization at risk when bad decisions are made.
E)impeding cross-unit coordination and capture of strategic fits.

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Centralized structures can slow down decision-making and responsiveness to change because decisions must go through higher levels of management.

The Disadvantages of a Centralized Organizational Structure Include