ISC Governance Risk And Compliance Practice Question
Which governance model is characterized by decision-making being centralized at the corporate level to ensure consistency across the entire organization?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Centralized Governance
Centralized governance provides consistent policy enforcement, though it may be less agile than decentralized models.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Centralized Governance
Why this is correct
Focuses on uniformity from the top down.
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Ad-hoc Governance
Why it's wrong here
Lacks formal structure.
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Federated Governance
Why it's wrong here
Balances centralization and local autonomy.
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Decentralized Governance
Why it's wrong here
Empowers individual business units.
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