Action de réunir dans un même centre.
ETYM Cf. French centralisation.
(Alternate spelling: centralisation).
Consolidation of power under central control; SYN. centralisation.
In business, a form of organization where decisionmaking for the whole business is taken by individuals or groups of people at the center of the business. This compares with “decentralization”, where decisionmaking is devolved throughout the whole business.