diversification and outsourcing. We test these propositions using novel micro-data on taxicab and limousine firms from the Economic … that firms use outsourcing to mitigate coordination costs associated with related diversification, particularly when … outsourcing is one way to reduce the coordination costs that arise in multidivisional firms. We, also, examine the mechanisms …

This paper examines the impact of coordination costs and organizational rigidity on the returns to diversification. The … incumbent diversifiers, controlling for the other costs and benefits of diversification and incumbency. The findings suggest …

Unternehmen zunehmend Wertschöpfungsleistungen an externen Zulieferer abgegeben. Unter Schlagworten wie 'Outsourcing … (Telekommunikation), der Computerindustrie oder im Maschinen- und Anlagenbau, ist dieser Trend zum Outsourcing' zu beobachten. Das … an externe Zulieferer geht nicht mit dem Abbau der technologischen Kompetenzbasis einher. -- Outsourcing …

I examine CEO compensation in outsourcing firms, using a new database of purchase obligations from firm 10-Ks. I find … that the intensity of outsourcing can significantly explain the variations in CEO compensation; the more the firms do … outsourcing, the more they pay to their CEOs. Outsourcing firms promote managerial risk-taking by using proportionally more equity …