Simplistic vs. Complex Organization: Markets, Hierarchies, and Networks in an 'Organizational Triangle'
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Keywords
Market vs. Hierarchy; Transaction Costs; Complexity; Institutionalization; Network Formation; Hub&Spoke Supplier Networks; Open-Source Networks;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
- L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
- D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-NET-2009-04-05 (Network Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2009-04-05 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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