Economics of Organizational Design - Theoretical Insights and Empirical Evidence

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Colombo, M Colombo, M. Colombo, Massimo G. Colombo, Massimo G. Delmastro Colombo, M Delmastro, M. Delmastro, Marco Delmastro
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349541393
• ISBN: 978-1-349-54139-3
• No. of pages: 294
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; B, Planning, Organization, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic Theory, Organizational theory & behaviour, Industrial Organization, Management science, Quantitative Economics, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection