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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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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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Designing the digital organization

Snow, Charles C.; Fjeldstad, Øystein Devik; Langer, … - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 6 (2017) 7, pp. 1-13

Increasingly, organizations are assessing their opportunities, developing and delivering products and services, and interacting with customers and other stakeholders digitally. Mobile computing, social media, and big data are the drivers of the future workplace, and these and other digitally...

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GitHub: exploring the space between boss-less and hierarchical forms of organizing

Burton, Richard M.; Håkonsson, Dorthe Døjbak; … - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 6 (2017) 10, pp. 1-19

In this edition of the organizational zoo series, we take a closer look at an interesting organization design case-GitHub, a software company from California. Similar to Valve, the subject of the previous article in the series (Puranam and Håkonsson, J Organ Design 4: 2-4, 2015) GitHub is used...

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Fading hierarchies and the emergence of new forms of organization

Billinger, Stephan; Workiewicz, Maciej - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 8 (2019) 1/17, pp. 1-6

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Organizational life cycle models : a design perspective

Mosca, Luigi; Gianecchini, Martina; Campagnolo, Diego - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 10 (2021) 1, pp. 3-18

New competitive and environmental challenges have fostered renewed attention towards organizational design. This scenario calls for a significant return to organizational design studies that embrace a holistic approach, especially those focusing on the simultaneous interaction of multiple design...

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