Computers, Decision Making and Centralisation

Abstract

Introduction When all the power for decision making rests at a single point in the organisation—ultimately in the hands of a single individual—we shall call the structure centralised; to the extent that the power is dispersed among many individuals we shall call the structure decentralised… Centralisation is the tightest means of co‐ordinating decision making in the organisation. All decisions are made by one individual, in one brain, and then implemented through direct supervision. Other reasons have been given for centralising structures—a well known one being the lust for power—but most of the rest amount to the need for co‐ordination.

Citation

Moynihan, T. (1985), "Computers, Decision Making and Centralisation", Management Decision, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 28-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb001371