کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1014972 939701 2013 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Decentralization and contracting out: A new pattern for internal and external boundaries of the firm
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری کسب و کار و مدیریت بین المللی
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Decentralization and contracting out: A new pattern for internal and external boundaries of the firm
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryThis paper is devoted to the pattern of activity within large companies, through the two criteria of decentralization and contracting out. Our goal is to understand whether the determinants are identical for both internal and external boundaries of the firm. One literature stream contributes to the analysis of the internal structure and organization of divisional companies, studying the functions assigned to headquarters or divisions. Another part of the literature has focused on the boundaries of the firm issues and the firm’s core activities. Few works are at the junction of these two traditions. This study builds on an empirical study dedicated to the book publishing industry. Our analysis leads to discuss determinants of internal and external borders. We show that functions or activities with high potential of economies of scale are mainly centralized and internalized. On reverse, those related to core business and non-programmable functions are mostly at divisional level and contracted out.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Management Journal - Volume 31, Issue 6, December 2013, Pages 602–612
نویسندگان
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