Greenwave Garden Centers is a national chain of discount gardening stores. The top management at Greenwave realizes that different regions of the United States have very differentclimates and soil conditions, so they give regional managers a great deal of freedom to decide exactly what types of plants, fertilizers, and other items to stock and how to best market these products. Greenwave is an example of a(n) _______________ organization.
A) bureaucratic
B) top down
C) free form
D) decentralized

Greenwave is not limiting the decision making authority to its top executive and in fact, is delegating responsibilities and decision making to its regional managers. This is a form of decentralized organization, where by definition =, decision making is not limited to the central level.

A bureaucratic organization on the other hand is highly formal and focuses intensely on the hierarchy. Top down management again is a centralized organization focusing on the ideals of the upper management. Free form is less centralized and focuses on team based decision making.

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