The impact of complexity and managerial diseconomies on hierarchical governance

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dc.contributor.authorBrahm, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorTarzijan, Jorge
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:43:50Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:43:50Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractBased on data from Chilean construction projects, we evaluate how the boundary choice of a focal activity is affected by the number of activities integrated elsewhere in a project and by the level of "between complexity" and "within complexity" of those activities. Our results show that managerial diseconomies of scale, which arise when contractors integrate more activities, and the different types of complexity, affect the relative advantages of hierarchical governance. In a novel result, we also show that interactions between the number of integrated activities and the types of complexity affect the relative merits of hierarchical governance to handle an activity, meaning that complexity and the extent of a project's integration are systematically intertwined in the explanation of boundary choices. Our findings indicate a need for research on interdependencies between different boundary choices and suggest that the evaluation of these interdependencies should consider the complexity of activities. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital27-03-2024
dc.format.extent14 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jebo.2012.09.003
dc.identifier.eissn1879-1751
dc.identifier.issn0167-2681
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2012.09.003
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/78768
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000312362200008
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Economía;Brahm F ;S/I;16997
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Economía;Tarzijan J ;S/I;69477
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.pagina.final599
dc.pagina.inicio586
dc.publisherELSEVIER
dc.revistaJOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectFirm boundaries
dc.subjectComplexity
dc.subjectManagerial diseconomies
dc.subjectMake or buy
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL DISECONOMIES
dc.subjectCOORDINATION COSTS
dc.subjectRESEARCH ISSUES
dc.subjectFIRM
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectDESIGN
dc.subjectSCALE
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject.ods09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.odspa09 Industria, innovación e infraestructura
dc.titleThe impact of complexity and managerial diseconomies on hierarchical governance
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen84
sipa.codpersvinculados16997
sipa.codpersvinculados69477
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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