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Two-sided markets and electronic intermediaries

Jullien, Bruno (contributor) - 2004

The object of this paper is to discuss on-line intermediation from the perspective of two-sided markets. It builds a simple model of the intermediation activity when trading partners are involved in a commercial relationship and uses it to illustrate some of the results that emerge in the...

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The firm as a pool of factor complementarities

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2003

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The division of labor and the market for organizations

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2000

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Community Enterprises : an institutional innovation

Frey, Bruno S.; Luethi, Roger; Osterloh, Margit - 2011

Management research has long focused on the theory of the firm, studying for-profit organizations that produce … organizational theory, innovation economics, and industrial organization should therefore be critically examined. -- theory of the … firm ; organization theory ; for-profit firms ; community enterprise ; Wikipedia …

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Global sourcing of complex production processes

Schwarz, Christian; Südekum, Jens - 2011

We develop a theory of a firm in an incomplete contracts environment which decides on its complexity, organization, and …

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Exchange rate uncertainty and labour market adjustment under fixed and flexible exchange rates

Chen, Yu-Fu; Funke, Michael - 2002

The standard literature on working time has modelled the decisions of firms in a deterministic framework in which firms can choose between employment and overtime (given mandated standard hours). Contrary to this approach, we follow the real options approach, which allows us to investigate the...

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Mergers, investment decisions and internal organisation

Banal-Estañol, Albert; Macho-Stadler, Inés; … - 2003

We analyse the effects of investment decisions and firms internal organisation on the efficiency and stability of horizontal mergers. In our framework economies of scale are endogenous and there might be internal conflict within merged firms. We show that often stable mergers do not lead to more...

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E-exchange and the boundary between households and organizations

Lindbeck, Assar; Wikström, Solveig - 2002

The new information and communication technology, ICT, induces households to take over tasks from firms and government agencies, using tools and systems provided by these very same organizations. The result is often joint production activities. We argue that the importance of ICT for the...

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Why isn't Uber worker-managed? : a model of digital platform cooperatives

Belloc, Filippo - 2019

Thanks to algorithmic management, the digital platform sector does not require sophisticated governance structures and labour intensity tends to be higher than in traditional sectors. So, why aren't usually digital labour platforms worker cooperatives? We develop a simple model to study the...

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In Search for yield? : new survey-based evidence on bank risk taking

Buch, Claudia M.; Eickmeier, Sandra; Prieto, Esteban - 2011

There is growing consensus that the conduct of monetary policy can have an impact on financial and economic stability through the risk-taking incentives of banks. Falling interest rates might induce a "search for yield" and generate incentives to invest into risky activities. This paper provides...

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