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Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2002

This paper studies how an institution such as markets affects the evolution of mankind. My key point is that the forces …

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Evolution and the growth process: Natural selection of entrepreneurial traits

Galor, Oded; Michalopoulos, Stelios - 2012

This research suggests that a Darwinian evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played a significant role in the process of … economic development and the dynamics of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit … evolved non-monotonically in the course of human history. In early stages of development, risk-tolerant, growth promoting …

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A new perspective on : evolutionary processes and organizational adaptation

Knudsen, Thorbjørn - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 11 (2022) 3, pp. 111-114

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The Hold-Down Problem and the Boundaries of the Firm: Lessons from a Hidden Action Model with Endogenous Outside Option

Schnedler, Wendelin; Sunde, Uwe - 2002

This paper offers a rationale for limiting the delegation of (real) authority, which neither relies on insurance arguments nor depends on ownership structure. We analyse a repeated hidden action model in which the actions of a risk neutral agent determine his future outside option. Consequently,...

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How to get better at flatter designs : considerations for shaping and leading organizations with less hierarchy

Reitzig, Markus - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 11 (2022) 1, pp. 5-10

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Corporate headquarters in the twenty-first century : an organization design perspective

Kunisch, Sven; Menz, Markus; Collis, David - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 9 (2020) 1/22, pp. 1-32

The corporate headquarters (CHQ) of the multi-business enterprise, which emerged as the dominant organizational form for the conduct of business in the twentieth century, has attracted considerable scholarly attention. As the business environment undergoes a fundamental transition in the...

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Gaps in the structuring of organizations in the graduate employment context in Uganda

Ntale, Peter Dithan; Ssempebwa, Jude; Musisi, Badiru; … - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 9 (2020) 1/3, pp. 1-10

The complexity of global challenges requires that organizations collaborate with one another. To do this, stakeholders need flexible structures that are designed in a way that allows organizations to collaborate. However, it is not known whether Uganda's organizations are structured in a way...

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New trends in organization design

Burton, Richard M.; Håkonsson, Dorthe Døjbak; Larsen, … - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 9 (2020) 1/10, pp. 1-2

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Reflections on the design of corporate headquarters

Campbell, Andrew - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 9 (2020) 1/15, pp. 1-7

The design of corporate headquarters (CHQ) is a specialist and important area of organization design. It is important because of the influence that a CHQ has over the portfolio of businesses it owns. A good CHQ can improve the performance of its businesses. A bad CHQ causes its businesses to...

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Bitcoin and the rise of decentralized autonomous organizations

Hsieh, Ying-Ying; Vergne, Jean-Philippe; Anderson, Philip; … - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 7 (2018) 14, pp. 1-16

Bitcoin represents the first real-world implementation of a "decentralized autonomous organization" (DAO) and offers a new paradigm for organization design. Imagine working for a global business organization whose routine tasks are powered by a software protocol instead of being governed by...

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