Question

An automobile giant headquartered in the United States sells high-end bikes across the world. It wants to enter an emerging market. Customers in the market cannot afford the types of accessories used in the bikes. Thus the regional branch of the organization makes an autonomous decision to remove the accessories and to offer a toned-down version of the bikes to compete in the emerging market. This decision is accepted by the headquarters on the principle that the man on the ground is the best judge of local conditions. The above serves as an example of a(n) ___________.

Answer 1

Answer:

decentralized organizational structure

Explanation:

A decentralized organizational structure is one where details of daily operations and associated decision making is delegated to middle and low level managers.

Thereby allowing the top management more time for major decisions that affects the company.

In the given scenario the regional branch of the organization makes an autonomous decision to remove the accessories and to offer a toned-down version of the bikes to compete in the emerging market. The decision is accepted by the headquarters on the principle that the man on the ground is the best judge of local conditions.

This is a decentralized organizational structure