Decentralization of the organization refers to which concept?

• A. Nominating new Supervisors
• B. Looking at all positions, and possibly redelegating authority
• C. Firing all employees and hiring new ones
• D. Eliminating some departments

Answer: (B)

Decentralization means spreading decision-making power away from a single, central point to lower levels of the organization, so those closer to the work can act without waiting for top approval. Looking at all positions and possibly redelegating authority is exactly how this happens: it involves reviewing who has authority and moving some decisions down to those who are closer to the actions. This matches decentralization because it purposefully distributes control rather than concentrating it at the top. The other options focus on staffing, drastic workforce changes, or structural shifts that don’t directly describe shifting decision-making authority.