This paper examines the impact of coordination costs and organizational rigidity on the returns to diversification. The … central thesis is that coordination costs offset economies of scope, while organizational rigidity increases coordination … costs, further constraining economies of scope. The empirical tests of this proposition identify the effects of coordination …

corresponding types of coordination mecha-nisms. The propositions regarding the relationship between different types of synergy and … different coordination mechanisms are illustrated with exam-ples from the Danish company, Danfoss. …

private provision of public goods. We examine whether reciprocity can resolve the associated coordination problem. The …