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Speed and Quality of Collective Decision-Making, I: Imperfect Information Processing
Grüner, Hans Peter; Schulte, Elisabeth - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
respect to decision quality: two strictly balanced hierarchies and the fastest hierarchy, which is the skip-level reporting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123798
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Speed and Quality of Collective Decision-Making II: Incentives for Information Provision
Grüner, Hans Peter; Schulte, Elisabeth - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
decentralization, however. We also compare three different hierarchy designs: two balanced hierarchies and the fastest (skip …-level) hierarchy, proposed by Radner. Skip-level reporting outperforms balanced hierarchies in terms of decision speed and in terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067513
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original papers : Project evaluation and organizational form
Gehrig, Thomas; Regibeau, Pierre; Rockett, Kate - In: Review of Economic Design 5 (2000) 2, pp. 177-199
In situations of imperfect testing and communication, as suggested by Sah and Stiglitz (AER, 1986), organizational forms can be identified with different rules of aggregating evaluations of individual screening units. In this paper, we discuss the relative merits of polyarchical organizations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005596548
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Modeling routines and organizational learning: A discussion of the state-of-the-art
Dosi, Giovanni; Faillo, Marco; Marengo, Luigi; … - 2011
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 two distinct objects of analysis. The first class includes models mainly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328477
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Toward Formal Representations of Search Processes and Routines in Organizational Problem Solving. An Assessment of the State of the Art.
Dosi, Giovanni; Faillo, Marco; Marengo, Luigi; … - Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Scuola … - 2011
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 two distinct objects of analysis. The first class includes models mainly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008800700
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Queues and Hierarchies
Beggs, Alan - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2000
This paper examines the optimal structure of hierarchies when workers differ in the range of tasks they can perform. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010605244
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Multi-tier hierarchies : a moral hazard approach
Coleff, Joaquin; Sebastián Ivars, Juan Sebastián - 2024
We consider an organization with two projects which have productive spillovers. Three agents are active in this organization: two agents, each specialized in one project, and the CEO, who is a generalist. The organization owner first allocates authority over each project to these three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014537139
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On the design of hierarchies: coordination versus specialization
Hart, Oliver; Moore, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1999
We develop a model of hierarchies based on the allocation of authority. A firm's owners have ultimate authority over a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744898
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A Micro-Level Approach to Organizational Information Processing
Wald, Andreas - In: Schmalenbach Business Review (sbr) 61 (2009) 3, pp. 270-289
Based on network analytical techniques, in this paper I extend information-processing theory to the micro level and develop a new approach to directly analyze information processing within individual organizations. I introduce the concept of information fit for measuring organizational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008545903
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On the Use of Hierarchies to Complete Contracts when Players Have Limited Abilities
Boyer, M. Martin - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2004
Why do larger corporations have more layers in their hierarchy? My contention in this paper is that hierarchies arise … paper is that hierarchies may help a limited-ability principal (the organization's president) collect all pertinent … paper are six-fold: 1) it suggests a reason why hierarchies exist; 2) it develops a measure of the quantity of information …
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