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COUNTY COMMENT %u2022 November 2024 11In times of a budget crisis, decisions must be made quickly and effectively. Some managers prefer to takeimmediate action based on their knowledge and instinct. But researchers found that bringing in middle managerswho have expert knowledge leads to better outcomes.In a national study published in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, researchers HalaAltamimi, University of Kansas; Qiaozhen Liu, Florida Atlantic University, and Benedict Jimenez, Georgia StateUniversity, studied the effect of centralized and decentralized decision making during a budget crisis.%u201cThis subject is fascinating to me because it is an age-old debate. Is it better to centralize decision-making with achief executive, or to decentralize it among middle managers and front-line employees? It may be possible to besuccessful with either approach during normal times, but how is crisis different?%u201d said Altamimi.Altamimi, whose research focuses on improving organizational performance in local government, says that one ofthe main contributions of the study is that it views organizational decision making is a continuum, and theopportunities to include a range of contributors are broad. Leadership has the opportunity to include unit heads,department managers, employees with expertise, or the whole organization, though that would likely bechallenging, especially during a budget crisis where resources are scarce and time is of essence.%u201cIt's not black and white,%u201d Altamimi says. %u201cIt's a matter of degrees.%u201d Read the full blog here!M ANAGEMENTM INUTEStrategies for Managing Organizational Crises2025 Certified Public Management Program (CPM)Kansas City Metro Area (begins January 8, 2025)Southwest Kansas Cohort (begins January 14, 2025)Great Bend (begins January 15, 2025)St. Charles, MO - St. Louis Metro Area (beginsJanuary 28, 2025)Online Cohort (begins January 29, 2025)Five Locations to Meet You Where YOU Are!