Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture

Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture
ISBN-10
0256172323
ISBN-13
9780256172324
Series
Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
237
Language
English
Published
1996-10
Publisher
Richard d Irwin
Authors
James Brickley, Daniel Robert LeClair

Description

With two distinct objectives, this text's approach to managerial economics takes models from recent economics research and applies the research to the internal structure of a firm. After teaching basic applied economics, the authors look inside the firm and apply this analysis to management decision making. Authors Brickley, Smith, and Zimmerman contend that organizational architecture consists of three aspects of corporate organization: the assignment of decision rights within the company; methods of rewarding individuals; the structure of systems to evaluate the performance of both individuals and business units. These three components can be likened to a stool with three legs. If one of the legs is shorter, the stool is out of balance. These three elements must be in balance in the organization as well.

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