Recent empirical studies conclude that small firms have higher but more variable growth rates than large firms. To explore the effect of this size-dependence regularity on moral hazard and investment, we develop a continuous-time agency model with time-varying firm size. Firm size is a diffusion...

Procurement packaging has important effects on not only the bidders' bidding behavior, but also contractors' performance. By changing the size of public contracts, procurers can encourage (or discourage) market competition and improve contract performance, avoiding unnecessary cost overruns and...

Die Studie über den Einfluß neuer Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik auf die Grenzen der Unternehmung beschäftigt sich zuerst mit der Koordination ökonomischer Aktivitäten und dann mit alternativen Ansätzen zur Bestimmung der effizienten Unternehmensgrenzen. Anschließend wird der...

Larger firms (by sales or employment) have higher leverage. This pattern is explained using a model in which firms produce multiple varieties and borrow with the option to default against their future cash ow. A variety can die with a constant probability, implying that bigger firms (those with...