Li, Siguang; Weng, Xi - In: Nankai Business Review International 5 (2014) 2, pp. 187-210
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the optimal allocation of authority within “chain” organizations … concentrated or dispersive, so as to exploit the underlying information structure in the “chain” organizations. Specifically, when …/value – This paper characterizes the optimal governance structure in “chain” organizations. The findings may give some …