There are four main arguments for centralization. These are:
A) facilitates coordination, helps ensure that decisions are consistent with organizational objectives, gives top-level managers the means to bring about needed major organizational changes, avoids the duplication of activities that occurs when similar activities are carried on by various subunits within the organization
B) decision-making authority is equally dispersed throughout the organization, top management is not overburdened, greater flexibility, emphasizes employee empowerment
C) helps ensure that decisions are consistent with organizational objectives, avoids the duplication of activities that occurs when similar activities are carried on by various subunits within the organization, greater flexibility, decision-making authority is equally dispersed throughout the organization
D) can facilitate coordination, emphasizes employee empowerment, greater flexibility, top management is not overburdened.