1. The following advantages are attributed to a decentralized organizational structure:
• The manager making the decisions is closer to the situation and can make better and faster decisions.
• Top management has more time for strategic decisions and long-range planning because operational decisions are made at lower levels.
• Greater freedom and responsibility provide greater opportunity for individual development, innovation, and creative decisions.
• Excellent training in decision making is provided for lower level managers resulting in a pool of trained managerial talent.