Browsing HBS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "organizational structure"
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The Distinct Effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on Firm Organization
(INFORMS, 2014)Empirical studies on information communication technologies (ICT) typically aggregate the "information" and "communication" components together. We show theoretically and empirically that this is problematic. Information ... -
Exploring the duality between product and organizational architectures: A test of the “mirroring” hypothesis
(Elsevier BV, 2012)A variety of academic studies argue that a relationship exists between the structure of an organization and the design of the products that the organization produces. Specifically, products tend to "mirror" the architectures ... -
The mirroring hypothesis: theory, evidence, and exceptions
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2016)The mirroring hypothesis predicts that organizational ties within a project, firm, or group of firms (e.g., communication, collocation, employment) will correspond to the technical dependencies in the work being performed. ... -
The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring
(INFORMS, 2013)Governments and other organizations often outsource activities to achieve cost savings from market competition. Yet such benefits are often accompanied by poor quality resulting from moral hazard, which can be particularly ...