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Publication date: 1 January 2000

N. Dean Meyer and Raymond J. Terlaga

Despite the popularity of decentralization, decentralized functions tend to lag in innovation, take longer to complete projects, deliver mediocre quality, sacrifice business…

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Despite the popularity of decentralization, decentralized functions tend to lag in innovation, take longer to complete projects, deliver mediocre quality, sacrifice business synergies, and add little value to clients‘ strategic thinking. Here's why many firms are “recentralizing.”

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Handbook of Business Strategy, vol. 1 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1077-5730

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Publication date: 1 May 1994

Raymond J. Terlaga and Bridget N. O'Connor

Why do we expect a bank to have ATM machines? And why aren't we surprised when we learn that a government agency is finding it difficult to use its new document management system?

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Why do we expect a bank to have ATM machines? And why aren't we surprised when we learn that a government agency is finding it difficult to use its new document management system?

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Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 15 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0275-6668

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