Organizational Design, Technology and the Boundaries of the Firm

C-Tier
Journal: Economica
Year: 2010
Volume: 77
Issue: 307
Pages: 544-564

Authors (1)

MAIJA HALONEN‐AKATWIJUKA (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Focus (specialization) improves productivity but leads to more dependency and opens a door for holdup problems. We analyse how organizational design interacts with the allocation of ownership in minimizing the holdup problem. We identify a new cost of integration: inefficient organizational design in an integrated firm. We also show that the boundaries of the firm depend on technology.

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RePEc Handle
repec:bla:econom:v:77:y:2010:i:307:p:544-564
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25