The Risks of Decentralizing Your Organization
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In order to make faster decisions, be more agile, and keep the business closer to customers, companies like Unilever, Citigroup, and Phillips are shifting away from centralized corporate centers
Unilever. Citigroup. Philips. These are just a few of the large companies that have recently restructured to give their business units (BUs) greater accountability, while streamlining corporate management structures.
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