Aghion, Philippe, Van Reenen, John 
ORCID: 0000-0001-9153-2907 and Bloom, Nicholas
(2013)
Incomplete contracts and the internal organisation of firms.
CEP Occasional Papers (CEPOP36).
The London School of Economics and Political Science, Center of Economic Performance, London, UK.
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Abstract
We survey the theoretical and empirical literature on decentralization within firms. We first discuss how the concept of incomplete contracts shapes our views about the organization of decision-making within firms. We then overview the empirical evidence on the determinants of decentralization and on the effects of decentralization on firm performance. A number of factors highlighted in the theory are shown to be important in accounting for delegation, such as heterogeneity and congruence of preferences as proxied by trust. Empirically, competition, human capital and IT also appear to foster decentralization. There are substantial gaps between theoretical and empirical work and we suggest avenues for future research in bridging this gap.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Report) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Economics Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2014 15:46 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 22:22 |
| Funders: | Economic and Social Research Council |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/57987 |
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