Question
Write three characteristics of decentralisation.

Answer

Following are the salient characteristics of decentralisation:
  1. It is an expanded version of delegation of authority.
  2. It increases the significance of the role of subordinates.
  3. It is a process which is applicable to the organisation as a whole.

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