At Auternli, a cosmetics manufacturing company, all major decisions, such as production, marketing, and financial decisions, are made only by the top management. The middle and lower level managers are responsible for implementing these strategies without modifying any of the procedures. In the context of organizational authority, which of the following is best illustrated in this scenario?

A) Delegation of authority

B) Staff authority

C) Centralization of authority

D) Distributed authority

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Kasey Montgomery

Business

9 July, 20:56

At Auternli, a cosmetics manufacturing company, all major decisions, such as production, marketing, and financial decisions, are made only by the top management. The middle and lower level managers are responsible for implementing these strategies without modifying any of the procedures. In the context of organizational authority, which of the following is best illustrated in this scenario?

A) Delegation of authority

B) Staff authority

C) Centralization of authority

D) Distributed authority

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Sidney Hickman · Answer 1

C

Explanation:

Centralization of authority is a management system where major decision making in an organization is solely the responsibility of top management. These decision are passed down to lower layers of management for implementation without any modification

Despite its advantage of cost saving, standard maintenance and others, it has its advantages in potential lack of employees loyalty and bureaucracy managerial style.