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decentralization  

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  • Decentralization is the act or process of assigning the decision-making authority to lower levels of an organizational hierarchy. When the organization's hierarchy has more than two levels, decentralization is described in terms of its degree. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Decentralization]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NVFV36X4-G

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