Decentralization of the firm: Theory and evidence

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 3-36

  Christie, Andrew A ^a   Joye, Marc P ^b   Watts, Ross L ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Union Bank of Switzerland   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Decision rights; Organization design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037347554     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-1199(01)00036-0     Document Type: Review

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