Incomplete contract, bargaining and optimal divisional structure
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Keywords
Organizational design; Divisional structure; Incomplete contract; Bargaining; D23; L22;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
- L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
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