MBA & Master Glossary
Decision Rights
Definition
Decision rights define which level or role in an organisation may take which decision – from investment approvals and pricing changes to staffing decisions. Unclear decision rights are one of the most common causes of slow implementation and stalled innovation. In organisational design they are treated, together with degrees of autonomy and the sequencing of change steps, as a core design decision.
Example: "Only a clear allocation of decision rights sped up the approval processes."
Why this matters for your MBA
"Decision Rights" is one of the terms you will come across when comparing MBA and Executive MBA programmes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland — in admission requirements, accreditation details or programme descriptions. On mba.de you can check how individual business schools handle it and compare programmes independently.
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