All of the following are advantages of decentralization except:

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• delegation of day-to-day problem solving to lower-level managers allows top management to concentrate on bigger issues, such as overall strategy.

• layers of decision making and approvals are eliminated so that an organization can respond more quickly to customers and to changes in the operating environment.

• decentralization empowers lower-level managers to make decisions in such a way that improves their motivation and job satisfaction.

• lower-level managers are able to make their own decisions without fully understanding the big picture.