Why You Should Centralize Your Delegation of Authority Policy

Published On:

March 28, 2025

Authored By:

APQC

Members-Only Content:

Drawing from APQC’s Delegation of Authority Policy Practices research, this article explains the differences between centralized and decentralized DOA policy and highlights the reasons why a centralized structure is generally better.

Type:

Articles

Topics:

Finance and Accounting, Internal controls

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