Information and Organization for Horizontal Multimarket Coordination

Krishnan S. Anand and Haim Mendelson
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Krishnan S. Anand: Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5015
Haim Mendelson: Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5015

Management Science, 1997, vol. 43, issue 12, 1609-1627

Abstract: We model the effects of alternative coordination structures on the performance of a firm that faces uncertain demand in multiple horizontal markets. The firm's coordination structure is jointly determined by its decision-rights structure and by its information structure. We compare the performance of decentralized, centralized and distributed structures and study factors that affect the value of coordination. The results quantify and illustrate the value of co-locating decision rights with specific knowledge.

Keywords: coordination; information systems; retailing; organizational design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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