The Acme Corporation is expanding operations into countries outside the United States. To improve local managers' responsiveness to local conditions, Acme's senior management has decided to delegate decision-making authority further down the chain of command. Acme is
a) building a marketing-oriented organization.
b) empowering employees.
c) centralizing.
d) decentralizing.
e) making a serious error.
Answer: d) decentralizing.