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Record 1 2002-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Decision-Making Process
CONT

A backlog of unmade decisions can accumulate at the highest levels of the organisational hierarchy as interdepartmental problems move up the chain of command in an attempt to improve interdepartmental coordination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Processus décisionnel
CONT

Le principe d'exception : les subordonnés s'occupent des tâches routinières. Seuls les problèmes exceptionnels doivent remonter la hiérarchie et être solutionnés par elle.

Spanish

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