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Contractual and organizational structure with reciprocal agents
Englmaier, Florian; Leider, Stephen - 2008
Empirically, compensation systems generate substantial effort despite weak monetary incentives. We consider reciprocal motivations as a source of incentives. We solve for the optimal contract in the basic principal-agent problem and show that reciprocal motivations and explicit performance-based...
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Incentive compability of dual transfer pricing
Carstens, Stefan; Weinem, Michael - 2000
We examine the implementation of efficient decisions about accepting a special order with asymmetric information by means of a dual transfer pricing mechanism based on Ronen and McKinney (1970). The model is designed in a simple fashion, two vertically related divisions within a firm...
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Conceptualizing power in the context of climate change: A multi-theoretical perspective on structure, agency & power relations
Stör, Lorenz - 2017
The predominantly positivist approach in economics towards the object of study is not able to grasp power and domination in its complex interaction of agency and structure. Also in ecological economics and its critique to economic growth, there is a lack of conceptualizations that are sensible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600414
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IT-Integration in Zeiten von Digitalisierung – (k)ein alter Hut?
Huber, Melanie; Rentrop, Christopher; Zimmermann, Stephan - In: HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik 58 (2020) 2, pp. 425-443
Unternehmensarchitektur von Unternehmen über die Jahre stetig erhöht. Das Aufkommen nutzerfreundlicher Informationstechnologie (IT … Unternehmensarchitektur. Darüber hinaus treibt dieser IT-Einsatz die Digitalisierung in den Unternehmen maßgeblich voran. Dies wirft die Frage … Unternehmensarchitektur. Er beleuchtet, dass eine gemeinsame Sprache die Basis für IT-Integrationsprojekte ist und dass eine Kultur, in der …
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Toward formal representations and routines in organizational problem solving: An assessment of the state of the art
Dosi, Giovanni; Faillo, Marco; Marengo, Luigi - 2006
This paper presents a critical overview of some recent attempts at building formal models of organizations as information-processing and problem-solving entities. We distinguish between two classes of models according to the different objects of analysis. The first class includes models mainly...
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Veränderungen in betrieblichen Beschäftigungsverhältnissen: Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung
Krause, Ina; Oertel, Simon; Walgenbach, Peter - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 26 (2012) 4, pp. 346-375
Aufbauend auf der These einer zunehmenden Vermarktlichung von Beschäftigungsverhältnissen und des Endes der Organisationsgesellschaft von Davis (2009a, 2009b) untersuchen wir den Wandel der Industrienation Deutschland zur Dienstleistungs- und Wissensgesellschaft und fragen, ob mit diesem...
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Agent-based models of organizations
Chang, Myong-hun; Harrington, Joseph E. - 2004
An organization is a collection of agents that interact and produce some form of output. Formal organizations - such as corporations and governments - are typically constructed for an explicit purpose though this purpose needn’t be shared by all organizational members. An entrepreneur who...
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Joint determination of internal organizational design: Decision-making, task allocation, and incentive scheme
Kim, Son Ku; Ryu, Keunkwan - 2001
This paper studies the issue of designing an optimal organizational form: design for sub-units' task allocation, decision-making structure, and incentive schemes for organizational members. Depending on the way tasks are allocated between the sub-units, and whether decision-making is centralized...
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Imperfect Monitoring of Monitoring Agents: One Reason Why Hierarchies Can Be Superior to "Lean" Organizations
Kirstein, Roland - 2003
Effective monitoring requires proper incentives and detection skill. Detection skills depend on the extent of specialization in monitoring and on the number of agents to be supervised. This paper demonstrates that hierarchy and monitoring of monitors can provide the necessary incentives for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296886
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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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