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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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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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What makes self-managing organizations novel? : comparing how Weberian bureaucracy, Mintzberg's adhocracy, and self-organizing solve six fundamental problems of organizing

Martela, Frank - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 8 (2019) 1/23, pp. 1-23

The bureaucratic organizational structure has been recently challenged by a number of organizations that claim to offer employee emancipation and autonomy through self-management, self-organizing, or "holacracy." To facilitate theorizing about such organizational-level self-management, I examine...

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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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Setting the stage for corporate headquarters : a technological explanation for the rise of modern industrial corporations

Baldwin, Carliss Y. - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 8 (2019) 1/19, pp. 1-16

technology rewards unified governance, a hierarchical organization structure, and the use of direct authority. These properties …

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Climbing up and down the hierarchy of accountability : implications for organization design

Romme, A. Georges L. - In: Journal of organization design : JOD 8 (2019) 1/20, pp. 1-14

The notion of organizational hierarchy is disputed, also in view of the rise of new organizational forms claimed to have "hierarchies without bosses." To better understand the contested nature of hierarchy, this essay provides a systemic perspective on organizational hierarchy defined as a...

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