centralisation
Sign in to savethumb|Diagrams of systems in various degrees of centralisation. From left to right: centralisation, decentralisation, distribution, and distributed decentralisation. Centralisation or centralization (American English) is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding planning, decision-making, and framing strategies and policies, become concentrated within a particular group within that organisation. This creates a power structure where the said group occupies the highest level of hierarchy and has significantly more authority and influence over the other
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- Centralisation in politics
- History of the centralisation of authority
- Features of centralisation of authority in ancient Chinese government
- Idea of centralisation of authority
- Advantages and disadvantages of the centralisation of authority
- Centralisation in economy
- Relationship between centralisation (i.e. concentration of production) and capitalism
- Centralisation in business studies
- Features of centralisation in management
- See also
- References
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thumb|Diagrams of systems in various degrees of centralisation. From left to right: centralisation, decentralisation, distribution, and distributed decentralisation. Centralisation or centralization (American English) is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding planning, decision-making, and framing strategies and policies, become concentrated within a particular group within that organisation. This creates a power structure where the said group occupies the highest level of hierarchy and has significantly more authority and influence over the other groups, who are considered its subordinates.
An antonym of centralisation is decentralisation, where authority is shared among numerous different groups, allowing varying degree of autonomy for each.