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Does Decentralization Make a Difference for the Organization? An Examination of the Boundary Conditions Circumbscribing Decentralized Decision-Making and Organizational Financial Performance

Hettie A. Richardson

Department of Management, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA, hricha4{at}Isu.edu

Robert J. Vandenberg

Department of Management, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

Terry C. Blum

The Dupree Center for Entrepreneurship, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA

Paul M. Roman

Center for Research on Deviance and Behavioral Health, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

Recently, there has been increased interest in the organizational gains that can be achieved by decentralizing decision-making authority to lower level employees. Yet, literature examining the relationship of decentralization to organizational performance is both scarce and equivocal. The current study examines decentralization’s influence on financial performance in a sample of behavioral healthcare treatment centers. As expected, the decentralization-financial performance relationship is moderated by key organizational characteristics. Implications of the findings are presented.

Journal of Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, 217-244 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/014920630202800205
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