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- Summer 2014
- Article
Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Evidence from I.T. Purchasing
By: Kristina Steffenson McElheran
Recent contributions to a growing theory literature have focused on the tradeoff between adaptation and coordination in determining delegation within firms. Empirical evidence, however, is limited. Using establishment-level data on decision rights over information... View Details
McElheran, Kristina Steffenson. "Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Evidence from I.T. Purchasing." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 23, no. 2 (Summer 2014): 225–258. (Lead Article.)
- Research Summary
Delegation of Authority in Oligopoly
This paper studies the consequences of product-market competition on firms' decisions to delegate more or fewer decision-making responsibilities to managers. By simultaneously addressing the choice of both competitive actions and organizational design, the paper... View Details
- 08 Jan 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Come Together: Firm Boundaries and Delegation
- 2013
- Working Paper
Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Evidence from I.T. Purchasing
By: Kristina McElheran
Recent contributions to a growing theory literature have focused on the tradeoff between adaptation and coordination in determining delegation within firms. Empirical evidence, however, is limited. Using establishment-level data on decision rights over information... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Business Headquarters; Decision Choices and Conditions; Operations; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Power and Influence; Adaptation; Cooperation
McElheran, Kristina. "Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Evidence from I.T. Purchasing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-101, April 2011. (Revised April 2012, July 2012, January 2013.)
- Research Summary
Come Together: Firm Boundaries and Delegation
By: Laura Alfaro
We develop an incomplete-contracts model to jointly study firm boundaries and the allocation of decision rights within them. Integration has an option value: it gives firm owners authority to delegate or centralize decision rights, depending on who can best solve... View Details
- February 2024
- Article
Come Together: Firm Boundaries and Delegation
By: Laura Alfaro, Nick Bloom, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, Patrick Legros, Andrew F. Newman, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
We develop an incomplete-contracts model to jointly study firm boundaries and the allocation of decision rights within them. Integration has an option value: it gives firm owners authority to delegate or centralize decision rights, depending on who can best solve... View Details
Alfaro, Laura, Nick Bloom, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, Patrick Legros, Andrew F. Newman, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Come Together: Firm Boundaries and Delegation." Journal of the European Economic Association 22, no. 1 (February 2024): 34–72.
- Research Summary
A Model of Delegation in Contests (with Stefan Brandauer), 2004
We analyze a contest between two groups where group members have differing valuations for the contested rent. Generically the pivotal group member with the median valuation of the rent will not act himself but will want to send a group member that has preferences... View Details
- November 1983
- Case
SCMP's Feelings About Delegation
Tagiuri, Renato. "SCMP's Feelings About Delegation." Harvard Business School Case 484-040, November 1983.
- spring 1986
- Article
Delegating Pricing Responsibility to the Salesforce
By: R. Lal
Lal, R. "Delegating Pricing Responsibility to the Salesforce." Marketing Science (spring 1986).
- 23 Sep 2022
- News
Stop Feeling Guilty About Delegating
- Summer 2014
- Article
Delegation in Multi‐Establishment Firms: Adaptation vs. Coordination in I.T. Purchasing Authority
By: Kristina Steffenson McElheran
This paper conducts one of the first large-scale, establishment-level empirical studies of delegation within firms. Recent contributions to a rapidly growing theory literature have focused on the tradeoff between adaptation and coordination in determining... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Adaptation
McElheran, Kristina Steffenson. "Delegation in Multi‐Establishment Firms: Adaptation vs. Coordination in I.T. Purchasing Authority." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 23, no. 2 (Summer 2014): 225–258.
- Research Summary
Delegation in Multi-Divisional Firms: Determinants of the Organizational Structure of IT Purchasing Authority
Recent contributions to a growing theory literature have focused on the tradeoff between adaptation and coordination in determining delegation within firms. Empirical evidence, however, is limited. Using establishment-level data on decision rights over information... View Details
- 08 Jul 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Adaptation vs. Coordination in I.T. Purchasing Authority
Keywords: by Kristina McElheran
- 1980
- Working Paper
The Value of Information in the Delegation Problem
By: Jerry R. Green and Nancy Stokey
- 2013
- Working Paper
Trust or Dare: Is there a Role for Accounting when Delegating Decisions?
By: J. Bouwens and E. Cardinaels
- Article
Oversight and Delegation in Corporate Governance: Deciding What the Board Should Decide
By: M. Useem and A. Zelleke
Keywords: Corporate Governance
Useem, M., and A. Zelleke. "Oversight and Delegation in Corporate Governance: Deciding What the Board Should Decide." Corporate Governance 14, no. 1 (January 2006): 2–12.
- Article
Discussion of Private Predecision Information, Performance Measure Congruity, and the Value of Delegation
By: S. Datar
Datar, S. "Discussion of Private Predecision Information, Performance Measure Congruity, and the Value of Delegation." Contemporary Accounting Research 17, no. 4 (Winter 2000).
- September 13, 2023
- Article
The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker
By: Nitin Nohria
Chief executives are responsible for guiding corporations, so the role inevitably requires making many decisions. But people overestimate the level of personal involvement CEOs have in this process. Instead of making decisions, CEOs tend to shape decisions, by... View Details
Keywords: Problem Solving; Delegation; Leadership Style; Decision Making; Time Management; Power and Influence
Nohria, Nitin. "The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 13, 2023).
- June 1998
- Article
Using Delegation and Control Systems to Mitigate the Trade-off between the Performance-Evaluation and Belief-Revision Uses of Accounting Standards
By: V.G. Narayanan and A. Davila
Narayanan, V.G., and A. Davila. "Using Delegation and Control Systems to Mitigate the Trade-off between the Performance-Evaluation and Belief-Revision Uses of Accounting Standards." Special Issue on Mastering Finance Series. Journal of Accounting & Economics 25, no. 3 (June 1998).
- 2013
- Working Paper
The Effect of Delegation of Decision Rights and Control: The Case of Lending Decisions for Small Firms
By: J. Bouwens and P. Kroos