The Economics of Organizational Design
Theoretical Insights and Empirical Evidence
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXII, 272 pages
978-1-349-54139-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book synthesizes the existing quantitative evidence on organizational design, bringing together the growing stream of theoretical work on the economics of firms' organization and available empirical findings produced by qualitative work in management, business history and organizational sociology.
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Edition
1st ed. 2008
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XXII, 272 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-54139-3 (9781349541393)
DOI
10.1057/9780230582200
Schweitzer Classification
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M. Colombo | M. Delmastro
The Economics of Organizational Design
Theoretical Insights and Empirical Evidence
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Palgrave Macmillan
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Persons
MASSIMO G. COLOMBO is Professor of Economics of Technical Change at Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
MARCO DELMASTRO is Advisor to the President of the Italian Communications Authority (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni), Italy.
MARCO DELMASTRO is Advisor to the President of the Italian Communications Authority (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni), Italy.
Content
Introduction: A New View of Organizational Design A New Quantitative Empirical Methodology for the Analysis of Organizational Design and Dynamics The Determinants of the Allocation of Decision Authority The Determinants of the Corporate Hierarchy Evidence on the Determinants of Organizational Dynamics The Effects of Organizational Design on Firm Performance Conclusions