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| Author: | Marsh, R. M. |
| Title: | A research note: centralization of decision-making in Japanese factories |
| Journal: | Organization Studies
1992 : VOL. 13:2, p.261-274 |
| Index terms: | DECISION MAKING FACTORIES JAPAN MANAGEMENT CENTRALISATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Using the Aston Centralization of Authority scale, it is shown that Japanese organizations vary in their level of overall centralization of authority in decision-making, and in the level at which decisions in particular areas are made. In a sample of 48 heterogeneous Japanese manufacturing firms it is found that both spatial dispersion into multiple sites and higher level of automation of technology increase centralization of authority, while large size and the increasing number of levels to which size gives rise, and greater task variability all have the opposite effect. The implications of these findings for claims of participative decision-making in Japan's ringi system are discussed in the conclusion. |
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