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Having seen several large companies get into trouble when

a division director made mistakes and the division suffered
large losses, Sweet concluded that he had gone too far with

decentralization. As a result, he withdrew some of the

authority delegations to the division directors and required

them to get top corporate management approval on such
matters as:

(1) any unplanned capital expenditure over $10,000,

(2) the introduction of any new products,
(3) marketing and pricing strategies and policies,

(4) plant expansion, and

(5) changes in personnel policies.