Our research shows a need to decentralize many HR decision processes as well.

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As innovation timelines across all industries become squeezed, the need to decentralize (and quicken) innovation will continue to grow.

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Decentralize SDIO, cut its staff from 269 to 100 and transfer directed energy weapons programs to DARPA or the services.

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So contra the Economist, a key element of any serious patent reform agenda should be to decentralize authority over patent appeals.

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Jolie Hunt, whom AOL recruited as chief marketing officer last July, parted ways in December when CEO Tim Armstrong decided to decentralize marketing.

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Attempts to decentralize health have included hits and misses.

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If a firm is headquartered in a country where trust is prevalent (such as Sweden), it is much more likely to decentralize its decision making than if it is headquartered in a country in which trust is rarer (such as India).

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