Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management
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- Maria Guadalupe & Hongyi Li & Julie Wulf, 2014. "Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 60(4), pages 824-844, April.
- Maria Guadalupe & Hongyi Li & Julie Wulf, 2012. "Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management," NBER Working Papers 17846, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
communication; organizational design; functions; centralization; M-form; hierarchy; top management team; information technology; activities; diversification;JEL classification:
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
- D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
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