Centralisation

[Cf. F. centralisation.]
The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city.

Situation in which decision-making power is at the top of an organization and there is little delegation of authority. It is the opposite of Decentralization. Centralization and decentralization are really a matter of degree. Full centralization means minimum autonomy and maximum restrictions on operations of subunits of the organization. As an organization grows in size and complexity, decentralization is generally considered to be effective and efficient.

Centralisation, or centralization (see spelling differences), is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding Planing decision-making, become concentrated within a particular location and/or group.

In political science, this refers to the concentration of a government's power - both geographically and politically, into a centralised government.

In neuroscience, centralization refers to the evolutionary trend of the nervous system to be partitioned into a central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.

In business studies centralisation and decentralisation is about where decisions are taken in the chain of command

See also

• Centralized system
• Centralization (phonetics)
• Chess terminology
• Decentralization
• Democratic centralism
• Nationalism
• Nation-state
• Totalitarianism
• Nueva Planta decrees

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