The Decentralised Mosaic Model: A Structural Framework for Reducing Leadership Entropy in Complex Organisations: Decentralised Mosaic Leadership Framework

As organisations scale, structural coordination failures produce what this paper conceptualises as Leadership Entropy — the progressive loss of decision clarity, authority alignment, and coordination effectiveness. Drawing on practitioner observation across Indian and emerging-economy organisations and the organisational design literature, this study introduces the Decentralised Mosaic Model. Four interdependent structural pillars — Shared Purpose, Transparent Intelligence, Distributed Authority, and Dynamic Alignment — enable semi-autonomous teams to maintain strategic coherence without hierarchical control. Testable research propositions and practitioner diagnostics are offered.

Leadership Entropy, Decentralised Mosaic Model, Organisational Design, Decision Architecture, Distributed Authority

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