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Governance Coordination Cost

Compounding Governance Cost

Definition

Coordination overhead generated by layered procedural duplication, authority ambiguity, and defensive risk management beyond what institutional integrity requires. Compounding cost grows nonlinearly with institutional scale.

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When an expense report requires approval from both a line manager and a finance officer who checks the same criteria, the second review adds compounding cost—it duplicates oversight without reducing risk.

Source

GCC Section 8

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