The Major Disadvantage of a Decentralized Organizational Structure Is That

Multiple Choice

The major disadvantage of a decentralized organizational structure is that it can result in

A) increasing the size of the corporate bureaucracy.
B) reducing a company's response times to changing external events.
C) discouraging lower-level managers and rank-and-file employees from exercising initiative.
D) putting the organization at risk if higher-level management is unaware of their actions.
E) creating more layers of management.